We are within a 12 hr drive of 78% of the US population and are very family friendly.

only reason i ask, other than Indianapolis Chicagoland was like 2nd in student population at Purdue when i was there.

@Kenneth KussmanThe South LA areas have an aging population and there are alot of elderly individuals selling their properties and leaving the area, probate sales, and family members are inheriting homes and selling them as well.  

I think the real majority of people just want to spend all their money and don't really care about learning how to make more. the SMALL subset of population who are investors have a myriad of different platforms and preferences of strategy. of those, an even smaller subset like real estate.

If 20% or less of an areas population can afford to buy a house then you're headed for trouble.

3- What are the projected jobs and population numbers over the hold period?

Maybe population inflow is controlled to stabilize demand?

I am headed to Memphis today to look at properties so I built a version of the tool which you can find here: https://datastudio.google.com/open/1GOoK2dGraQ6-R5...HERE IS HOW IT WORKS:Combines data from the US Census at the Zip Code Level with Property ListingsFilters Zip Codes Based on:Population greater 10KMedian Household Income greater than $40KPositive Population GrowthMedian Listing Price less than $150KPercentage of Renters in Zip Code greater than 25%Filters Properties Based on:3 Bedroom2 BathroomLess than $100K listingDisplays report using a tool hosted on Google Cloud: https://datastudio.google.com/open/1GOoK2dGraQ6-R5...Next, I am planning on calculating potential ROI (e.g.

To the more county or even city level, I always like to look at the macroeconomic drivers like population growth/decline, economic growth/decline, what developments are or are not planned, general price ranges, investor activity and sentiment, and the like. 

Walmart will build a store when the population of a city hits certain criteria.