Recently we have started to also incorporate laundry in the basement bathroom, it's super easy to do and people really appreciate having laundry in a nice finished space.

5 years ago I was working in corporate finance and had always wanted to get into real estate.

I'm sure most in corporate real estate have at least a Baccalaureate.

I used to when I was in corporate America.  

But the narrative of you & most of the population is almost verbatim what they present & sell everyday.

On top of that, you have high deductibles if/when you actually need to see a doctor or have a procedure)....nothing like I had when I was in corporate America!

Generally, this can be due to Building Codes (think of Landmarking here) and Rent Regulations.The trend seems to be that those that cannot afford to live in these cities are the ones moving out with a few exceptions of those that are seeking a bargain.BUT, those seeking a bargain are generally trading off something in order to get their bargain, usually it may be something like weather, closeness to high income jobs, walkability of a City (think Vancouver and NYC here), diversity of Restaurants, etc. the list goes on and on and on.I think what most people who may look at statistics for Migration do not go far ENOUGH with their usage of statistics, and therefore, do not get the full understanding.If you begin to incorporate Birth and Death rates into the Net Migration, you start to see a fuller picture.

Would that be of help to anyone and possibly be incorporated into a real estate investment strategy?

They just keep pushing their evil/greedy landlord narrative to the detriment of of our clients, especially the poorest. 

A lot to unpack there, but what a narrative you have created from my simple task of asking investors how they strategically approach buying a primary home.