With the amount of growth our area is seeing take into consideration appreciation (about 6% in Wake County).

Columbus is the only Ohio market that has seen a rapid growth in jobs and population.Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio are solid too.

I think there are a lot of variables for each of these options to determine why and where you would invest, here are my thoughts based on a "broad view" of each market.If you continued to invest in Atlanta, obviously there will continue to be growth and appreciation, depending on the location.

There's hundreds of other lenders who are small in size and table fund or maybe even fund into origination and there cash reserves are funded by LPs, Family Offices or High Net Worth Individuals ... but the 10-12 with institutional sponsors have seen tremendous growth since 2016.

I can see how restructuring for growth may be something that needs to happen regularly.

If they sell now and prices rocket, they will miss an equity growth potential.

@Josh Green totally agree, there is more room for me to execute on rent growth by adding amenities and right now (I should clarify) only 3 of the rooms are available and 1 is used for storage.

I have been investing in Tampa for the past 20 years.Tampa continues to rank as one of the best cities in the U.S. for real estate investing, with a booming economy and robust job growth, along with affordable investment properties featuring generous cash flow and equity growth.Here are 5 top reasons why Metro Tampa Bay is one of the strongest real estate markets for real estate investing in the country.

My area is an area with a low population and a flat to slightly downward population growth trend over the last 10 years.

Indicators that may play into decision making includes supply/demand, population/income growth, rents increasing/decreasing, development in the community/amenties etc.