Just note that if it is cheap (<$60k), there is a reason.Both the east and west side are find.

While opinions may vary, I rely on data to help drive real estate decisions and planning.Key ConsiderationsEducational Attainment: 77008 boasts higher numbers of residents with bachelor's (12,241) and master's degrees (5,739) compared to 77063.Demographics: 77063 has a higher percentage of foreign-born residents (41.02%) which typically indicates a strong rental market and with 76.86% renter-occupied versus 32.60% in 77008.Economic Factors: Median income in 77008 is $140,609 with a low unemployment rate of 3.37%, whereas 77063 shows lower median income ($51,899), higher unemployment (9.99%), and more families below the poverty level (16.51%), which may indicate economic diversity but also potential rental payment risks​​.Age Distribution: 77008 has more middle-aged residents (35-54) [8970 compared to 6,115] and a slightly higher proportion of young adults (25-34) compared to 77063 but both are popular with younger adults suggesting strong rental markets equally exist.Housing Market: 77008 features a higher percentage of family households (52.39%) and married-couple families (44.77%), suggesting stability and potential for property appreciation.Digital Advertising Demand: Houston Heights apartments (77008): 50,000 average monthly searches.

I work directly with investors to find off-market investment properties throughout Middle TN.

I am from the East Valley.

The real estate leverage issue has fans on both ends and many in the middle.

I have had them move out in the middle of the or had to evict them for breaking the lease. 

The average price per land for urban infill going 6-12 stories high on a higher density product is about 5 million an acre up to about 25 million an acre. downtown market premiums I've seen at the highest are 1200 a sq ft. in columbus you can get land about 1.5 million per acre downtown at best price, sells for about 600 a sq ft max, very little competition compared to miami. tampa I didn't really look at too much because miami has 22 zip codes that you can build at least 6 or 8 stories on and just a much better landscape than other markets. tampa is a little bit bigger than columbus but in my opinion more of a suburban market. miami is landlocked and very limited so everything is in redevelopment. both are amazing opportunities but the barrier to entry is much higher in Miami with the smallest plots of land infill going for at least 1.5 million I would say in areas like Wynwood Norte, Wynwood, etc. we looked all over but prefer east of 95 due to the condominium opportunities. multifamily is very strong in both markets but the condo premiums make it almost silly not to do one from the start and the use of deposits versus a single asset lease up and disposition is a longer sales cycle than the condo buildings being sold out prior to completion.

Pompano FL ,AT least quadrupled in price over the last 10 years Cincinatti great returns over 10 years, Indy Great returns and still doing well, Akron Cleveland, Tripled, quadrupled or more on value on top of 25-30% NET incomeWe were told we were crazy 10+ years ago, from the internet, well how wrong were all the experts :) Amazon now has 2 mill sq ft, Sherwin Willams built a massive 30 story new headquarters in the middle of the city, new Hotels, massive infrastructure and so so much more.

I'm a Real estate investor new to the middle TN market and am looking to build a team of agents, lenders, contractors etc.

Attempting to get in the middle of 2 sophisticated parties with a competitive middle man already in the market (commercial brokers) is tough.