I think Texas probably ranks up there because of wind and hail .. and really bad soils that wreck foundations..

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I'm a foreign CRE investor, tired of French taxes and complexities in everything there. I started to invest two years ago in 2 SFR in Birmingham, AL (type C homes). 
Expecting to continue that type of investmen...

Those sites have the best marketing photos, but that's not where the potential costs are.

I have been using the BIS site, and as Llewelyn mentioned, the Dept of Finance tax code is 2 family, but no CofO from DOB to support. 

Lynchburg has been ranked as "College Town" and has several hospitals.

Get a website, make sure you show personality, competence, and credibility (of course, more goes into this, but ask me here, and I’ll explain it to anyone who wants to learn), and drive traffic to your site manually through ads.

I'm out on site regularly for that project for my W2 job, there are rumors of it growing in scope too.

You can check their insurance coverage, any active lawsuits they have, their workers comp rate (how safe they are on the job site), and other metrics.

I've been working with job titles like construction project manager, who doesn't know a lot about construction but coordinates architects, engineers, GCs etc, the VP of RE management, who also does not know a lot about construction but oversees site selection, lease negotiations, property management, RE accounting who writes my checks and does annual CAM audits, and other jobs like that.