Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.

They are trying to transform the city into a tech hub.

Just wondering if anyone has had their LLC become so successful they transformed it into a REIT and what that process was like for them?

The real estate sector in the country is set for a transformational change from May 1, when a Real Estate Regulatory Authority would come into force in each state, as mandated by the real estate law passed by Parliament in 2016Finally, the Real Estate Act will come into force across the country from May 1, to the immense relief of home buyers and investors alike.

I can transform any room for $9-$10 and a few hours of podcast listening time! 

IE don't want to invest in a city that is dying.. but its still bottom line your talking about a rental.. and unless rents rise significantly  ( which they don't in any mid west market) or values rise significantly ( which they will in some of these hot little pockets of redevelopment in even most of the big cities of the US.. that's whats important those macro numbers of house holds and cost of living that's all just white noise.. people live there they are going to rent for what they rent for and that's about it..the most money is made on areas that are transforming..

I would focus on what I can afford, primarily positive cash flow properties.If cash flow is not an issue I would buy, bulldoze and wait for the area to transform at the expense of other speculators.

At one of the Self Directed IRA events a colleague suggested I read this book: The Power of Zero, Revised and Updated: How to Get to the 0% Tax Bracket and Transform Your Retirement by David McKnight. 

With my limited resources I have gotten 2 houses as rentals which have transformed my practice as I can choose who I work with.

After seeing what real estate can do for me, for my family and for my friends I'm ready to join alongside other real estate professionals and become part of this transformative industry!