I have a call center that calls 2,000 leads a day, I can add you to my pocket listing emails.

I own three single families in Columbia (1 in Indian hills and 2 in the center of town between stadium and providence, near downtown)We have rehabbed one (put $35,000 in it to increase rent from 900 -> $1200 a year ago) and are currently putting 50k into Ione to increase rent from 700->1200)Call if you ever want to chat

I currently own a unit in a small walkup building in center city Philly with a total of 9 units.

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.

I also think that a lot of the newer folks moving here are less concerned about being in the city center than in the past. 

I am in process of purchasing a shopping center with 2 separate buildings in Oklahoma.

While it has been quite a long time, I used to work for a retail operator, and they had various GSA backed offices in their shopping centers.  

For days full of fun, visit Shipwreck Island Waterpark or Panama City Beach Aquatic Center.

There just isn't much to choose from that's viable, unfortunately.After a very frustrating month of researching and visiting properties, our most interesting option is an off-market deal through family in a desirable location near the "Old Town" city center (an area filled with jobs and tourist attractions). 

For example:Offices.Retail – retail stores, shopping centers, shops.Industrial – warehouses, factories.Leisure – hotels, pubs, restaurants, cafes, sport facilities.Healthcare – medical centers, hospitals, nursing homes.The second step is to understand and to know the population and the economic activities of the area.