Law enforcement suspected methamphetamine was being manufactured there although I later found out that it was in fact DMT. 

Not much - they didn't manufacture the product, they didn't transport the product necessarily, etc. 

Same reason car dealerships don't manufacture, and grocery stores don't farm and process food."...while adding little to no value to the deal."

Huntsville is moving forward with young professionals and tech for sure but Birmingham is going to have larger marketing firms, banking, manufacturing and warehouse/storage facilities.

We frown on assault on landlords and the manufacture of methamphetamine".

Last statistic I read is we are taking in about 60 people a day to portland. you then look at your major employers, Amazon is building or it might be done a fulfillment center, Nike has said they want to double in size and have committed to a number of new employees in there tax incentive, intel is up in the air, they are kind of struggling since they missed out on the cell phone manufacturing, I am not sure what the hospital is doing out there.

@Dan KelleyOne piece units are my preference for new construction or if you have lots of room (and large doorways), but are frequently impossible to use for a retrofit/renovation simply because you cannot get them to, or into, the bathroom.We use a couple of 3-piece models with rolled/sloped seems which the manufacturer claims will drain and require no caulking.  

@JD Morris - I found three lenders that will loan on manufactured homes with land in Colorado.

For me it is better to find a really good deal (meaning price way below market), renting the property for a few years and then selling it, instead of chasing quick flips, or following the cashflow mantra.I don't really see any reason to rush and purchase properties when prices are hitting 8 year highsThis week I attended a conference call with the CEO of a big airline in Europe, who defined the current market as «a rollercoaster», impossible to predict, and gave a grim outlook of the current situation of air traffic and the airline industry..When people don't fly or travel, aircraft manufacturers don't make money, carmakers lower production, rental car companies go bankrupt, car sales go down, and people are being fired by millions.. maybe it's the time to be patientEven oil traded at negative prices just a few months ago!

And now moving into ag and of course been in manufacturing for years.