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/ Here 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

I used to live in the Oak Grove area of Milwaukie and really like it. 

The flooring color was "khaki oak" vinyl allure from home depot.

@Chip Ciputra Properties acquired that are not on the identification list/form will not qualify for the exchange unless you are still within your 45 calendar day identification period. 

@Bharat Medasani ,I have some property on either side of you in Rich mond and Oak land.

Believe me, and you can ask my marketing manager, that you will work just as hard to market yourself and find THOSE clients as you do to find investors or owner-occupied clients looking for you just as a straight sales agent.Look at the idea like you would if you were looking to purchase an investment property: sure, it might cash flow, like you said, but you should factor in all of the teeny variables that are going to chip away at that cash flow and be FULLY prepared for it if you launch the business.My last thought is regarding the second thread piece you wrote: my advice would be to not take every property you're offered for management.

Blue chip Dividend paying stocks with a collar maybe?   

I am in the Royal Oak area, so not far from you.

Hey Scott,I believe your counties with real population growth are Kent, Ottawa, Kalamazoo, and Traverse which are nowhere near you, unfortunately.But, in saying that the metro Detroit area (Berkely, Royal Oak, Hazel Park, Warren, Clawson, Madison Heights, Ferndale, Troy, Rochester, etc. are amazing markets to be in despite what you hear on the news about "Detroit".I know and am meeting more people who are investing in your area (Genesee County) who do very, very well.I think many of the answers are going to vary to your questions.

But how that plays out, in Oakland (west oak vs fruitvale vs temescal vs uptown for instance) or Richmond requires intimate neighborhood knowledge.