A lot of the false "growth" fueled by investors leading up to the last housing bust made for a spectacular fall when the market collapsed.   

Just cities and markets that seem to have a promising future for growth, stability, and entertainment.

https://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/flat-growth-dayton-seen-good-sign/Vmq6Tp2RQRjCMjkcsfDliI/

What I’ve seen over the past few years is a combination of low interest rates / good economy, combined with the area growth making home values soar.

For now, yes our population growth is small, but the influx of young people bodes very very well for future growth as the 20-30somethings settle down and have families (and buy houses!).

Are you investing for long term capital growth or short term cash flow.  

So, if you’re focusing too heavily on meeting or exceeding the 2% rule, there’s a good chance that you’re going to end up investing in bottom-of-the-barrel markets with little to no equity growth (other than through loan amortization).

There is major mold growth as well which would require more than a anti- microbial agent to take care of.

And as stated one Guru was adamant that wholesaling was not the answer their focus was simply on Fix and flip to retinal or fix and hold for long term growth.. they also sold no homes or anything else.. but they did charge that's for sure..

There is a lot of growth in that area.