It is also very popular for a good reason--it's beautiful and the weather and outdoors are great.  

Midwest and Midsouth look attractive but property capex is not cheap due to weather factors. 

@Paul Weathers-- Thank you, Paul! 

I do allow pets in some of my rentals, but I have to say, they DO add to my cost, yet I do not charge a pet fee.Here is a list of things I have personally experienced a tenant's dog do.Dug out sprinkler heads pulled them off the lines.Yanked out sprinkler controller wires.Chewed off corners of interior doors.Scratches on exterior doors that looked like the XMEN Wolverine poster.Broke the lower portions of wood blinds.Bent or go THROUGH window screens.Yanked kitchen cabinet door hinges completely off.Removed 80% of paint off cabinet kick plates.Chewed off the bottom moulding of a refrigerator.Exterior door weather seal shredded to pieces.Dog poop all over the back yard when tenants agreed to clean up after each time.This is a new one this week - and I am still unsure how this could happen, can a dog's teeth be strong enough to put a dent almost a hole on the aluminum threshold of an exterior door?

I plan to weather the storm if it happens and continue to build.  

Much of the migration to Atlanta is thought to be from the growing positive perception of the city due to its comparatively low cost of living, warm weather, start-up business friendliness, and growing presence in a host of different industries.

You put aside 20-30% of your paycheck into a savings account, you take food from home to work, you don't go clubbing unless someone is going to pay for you, you ride your bike to work and other places if the weather permits, you side jobs like tutoring or Uber.

Right now it's been about 10 degrees for the past two weeks and even with the Holidays and cold weather,  we've seen a steady flow of business no real slow down here in Columbus.

As the weather warms up, there are risk for more hurricanes, which is why I don't buy near the waterfront or in areas that will become a flood zone.I am also projecting that as the hurricanes get worse for the Caribbean and the Southern States, more people will migrate to NYC, Philly and possible Boston When I feel that it's a turning point and it's time to sell, I will, which is why I just became a Broker in anticipation that in about 10 years I'm going to prepare to sell.

What kind of weather do you want?