In fact I hope every part of the US sees positive trends in 2021.

Here is what we did in our last two flips we use mostly black finishes this year with the "farmhouse" trend in our area. 

Market value and sales trend in NY are also something to consider are the units being sold based on reasonable comps arms length transaction or are there an excessive amount of cash sales with no appraisal/contingencies.

It's undoubtedly the hottest/most popular area to live in Pcola.

Here is a checklist:1) Job Growth - Job growth is a leading indicator of population growth. 2) Population Growth - Finding an area with long-term upward population growth trends (not a temporary bump) is vital.3) Job Diversity – Make sure that the pie chart is evenly divided.4) Landlord/Tenant Laws – Pretty much the “Red States.”5) Taxes – We all know how this can affect the bottom line.

I continue to believe the gentrification will move southbound from the trend I've seen over the last two years, and that will make things a lot better when/if it does. 

A Zillow survey of economists ranked Austin as the likely hottest real estate market in 2021.

@Michael Redmon2nd Largest City in the Midwest behind Chicago (And Larger than Atlanta, San Francisco, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Nashville, Fort Worth, Denver, Seattle...and many others)Port Cities are a Thing of the Past- Columbus is the "Center of the Country"Cost of Living is Quite Low with High Quality of Life When Compared to Other Large Cities1st Amongst the 10 Largest Midwest Cities in US for Population Growth, Job Growth, and GDP Growth.Realtor.com "Hottest Real Estate Market" in the US April 2019/ December 2020AAA Bond ratings#2 Metro Market in US for Mobile Network PerformanceAverage age 31yrs.

By the way COVID numbers are continuing to trend down, I believe it, too.Politicians will be slower to act but it'll be hard to continue making this an emergency when the hospitals are empty again.

I think you would be better served to look into the suburbs as laws in the cities not trending in the landlords favor as well as crime has been skyrocketing.