So it takes comprehensive knowledge of the market trends, zoning laws, the local municipalities approval process, survey cost, subsoil conditions, irrigation requirements, development cost, utilities (gas, power and internet), city water or well water, city sewer or POSW to name just a few...A builder developed the farm field next to our SD, bought it for $1.5M and wanted to build 25 homes as a conservancy subdivision.

The city has great macroeconomics - population growth, job growth, and lots of companies choosing to move and develop here like Intel, Amazon, Meta, etc.

Michigan and any other reasonable Midwest city.

I think it makes someone look foolish to state something is a bad investment in a forum where many people, operators and money partners alike, have made lots of money working together on that specific type of investment.Whereas I may not be an expert at the things that I referenced above, what I am an expert at is buying properties under market value in 5 cities in Arizona.

Examples:44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/ 44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/ 44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/ It has the highest rents on average in all of Ohio for major cities and the median income is not even in the top 3.

I just purchased a 2bd 2br condo in Kansas City with a VA home loan.

I work as an acquisitions associate with BPG Holdings, a local real estate investment fund in Alexandria, and also work as a realtor for our fund's brokerage team, assisting clients with investment properties in the D.C. metro area.I've recently created a series of reports focused on the city of Alexandria and its sub-market development prospects, which I believe alongside other macro trends will make the city an amazing buy-and-hold investment for real estate investors.

Focus on factors like what is driving cities to grow both in population and economics.

As I'm looking for a house hack, I'd really love to live in a decent area (some in Jersey City can be iffy).

If they are separate, permits would have been pulled and the city will have records of those permits.