Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing substantial amounts of money into our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

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There's so many catalysts for population and job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide Hospital, etc).

Specifically, there's job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide, etc) and the population is growing (unlike Cleveland or Cincy).

There's so many catalysts for population and job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide Hospital, etc).

There's so many catalysts for population and job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide Hospital, etc).

There's so many catalysts for population and job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide Hospital, etc).

It is appealing to me because of the ability to catch a short flight and land in Phoenix to manage the properties when needed.My goal:* Invest in a single / multi family property worth $300K in a quality neighborhood (class B or above) to buy and hold* Target is positive cash flow, build equity over timeThe following factors make Phoenix attractive to me:* +2.3% population growth since 2020* Strong Case Schiller index * Presence of large employers like Amazon, Walmart, and $40B investment towards a semiconductor facility that is projected to complete in 2026Challenge:* I'm consistently seeing rents in the $1900 - $2000 range for single family condos in (2B, 1 Ba) range making it a negative cash flow prospectQuestions to the community:1.

I would stay away from retail and general office as online purchasing (Amazon) has devastated retail property investments and Covid work from home has hit office properties hard as well. 

Columbus has experienced so much growth for the past few years, partly due to the influx of tech giants like Intel ($20 billion), Meta, Amazon, and Google building warehouses and data centers in the area, which has contributed to an increase in property prices and more people moving into the city for job opportunities.