It left and went overseas.So you've got a lot of conditions economically that we had in the 1970s where we had stagflation which is basically you've got inflation but the economy is kind-of stagnating.

Not specific to real estate but since all RE is local I personally think it's more important to try to get a reading on economic issues as a whole instead of drilling down too deep into one component.

But, the current economic environment is hurting the rich more than the poor.

Nobody likes the idea of needing to replenish their savings after making a major purchase like buying a house, but sometimes you have to.There's only a handful of ways to keep recycling the same money over and over again and each of those methods require additional work which may or may not be realistic with having a full time military job (as do I).The method that I am shifting to more and more in the current economic climate is to buy homes subject to the existing loan. 

I use spreadsheets and Propstream, Redfin, economic indicators and shifts, population growth, companies/industries coming into an area to make my decisions.

Below are what comes to mind with some potential drawbacks:Ski Resorts: High dollar and low inventoryHawaii: Great year round occupancy, but expensive and some unfriendly regulations CA Desert (Palm Springs, JT, La Quinta etc): Certainly has a decent amount of economical properties, but seems to be getting saturated and over-regulated. . ..

The economic environment recently changed a lot.

Bored panda is my main source for all thing economics and real estate as well.

Look into Cleveland, its got good cashflow potential with appreciation happening as well.Looking for appreciation come to Columbus, there are still 1% deals, but the more attractive part is the population growth and other economic drivers!

Look into Cleveland, its got good cashflow potential with appreciation happening as well.Looking for appreciation come to Columbus, there are still 1% deals, but the more attractive part is the population growth and other economic drivers!