Next would be to determine what you're looking for in an investment: appreciation, cash flow or a mix of both.In searching for properties, connect with investor friendly RE agents in the area to gain insight into the local market and find potential deals.

And you can see when an area is trending up or down, especially if you visit it over time and take good notes.People love tech, and I do too. 

All of the cities have growing populations, growing median incomes, and are attracting / already have attracted talent across Important industries (i.e. tech among others). 

The tech boom combined with many upcoming projects and initiatives have also really caught the eyes of many investors to the Pittsburgh area.

@Gregg Benningfield This is a bit off topic but with the recent $10,000 incentives for employees of some tech companies from the SF Bay Area to move to Tulsa, has that impacted the market ?

@Cathie Kovacs Considering a HUGE amount of the code written for most tech companies comes out of India, I would wager that the bookkeepers there are just fine. 

It is an awesome partnership between my wife and I with our mixed skill-sets and we love working together!

The home will be an item all other investors want to, so you will be in the mix with others that could have cash etc.

An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

I recently completed the construction of a 26 unit mixed use building.