That's a pretty broad checklist....could you narrow down what exactly you're looking at buying? 

I have often though about picking up and moving to an area like Detroit for the very same reason you have, I have seen the renaissance here in Boston where 15 years ago you wouldn't walk in broad daylight into neighborhoods where you cant touch anything for at least half a million, time and patience and knowledge are the three big things that one needs to succeed in the REI arena and you have got it!

Sobro (south broad ripple)  is moving south and the area a couple blocks west on the other side of the monon is in the midst of gentrification.  

Each of these markets have different macro economics, so depending on your focus one may suit you more than the other.Indy - blue collar, stable job marketTampa - white collar, middle class, militaryMyers - retirees, vacationersIn terms of cashflow and appreciation I'd rank them like this-Cashflow 1- Indy 2-Tampa3-Myers Appreciation 1-Myers2-Tampa3-IndyAgain, these are very broad strokes but may give you a starting point.

Hello all,I have a relatively broad question.

I'd like to help but it's just a bit too broad of a question.  

@Greg Raymond This is a very broad question but a very good one.

At the risk of overgeneralizing, multifamily properties are only really located in 3 or 4 area clusters.Here is a screen shot of every 2-4 unit property sold in the last 13 months (which allows for some "smoothing" of the data points) according to the Tucson MLS:Without painting with too broad a brush, if you want a tri or quad you're probably going to end up deciding among:1.

I plan on attending and I am hoping to bring few people with me.Is there a type of investment focus for this meetup group or is it a more broad real estate investing focus?

@Anthony Lopez Speaking in very broad terms, Republican voting states are more landlord friendly.