I moved out here for a job in technology consulting and am currently renting an apartment in the Washington/Heights area.I have been following BiggerPockets for about 6 months now, reading many articles and listening to the podcast and have finally decided to get involved in the forums.I am a newbie to real estate investing as I have not yet had any deals apart from being a renter but am looking to purchase a property before August ends and be able to move out of my apartment and, ideally, house-hack my property for a year or two.

You can set up all the incentives and liquidated damages you want but most don't even read the contracts.We work primarily here in Chicago and are taking a new approach to the general contracting world, by implementing as much technology and automation around the communication process as possible.  

Bought my first property in Nov 2022, completed a fairly extensive rehab, closed on my first personal property in March 2023 and just finished another big rehab and closed on my second rental on Wednesday.

Oh the Insanity, Technology baby.

I chose Indianapolis for the following reasons: 1) Diverse employment sectors (healthcare, government, technology, and many others).2) Strong population growth (Indianapolis population metro area grew about 10% since 2010)3) Reasonable price and decent cash flow.

We are becoming a biomedical and informational technology power house.

As a Realtor and Investor myself, below are a few reasons why my clients and myself invest in Houston, Texas            #1 Market in the US for Job CreationContrary to what the majority of out of state investors believe, Houston not only have Oil & Gas (Energy), Houston has other job growth in Consulting, Information Technology, Aerospace and aviation, Medical treatment and Research, Goods Distribution, and Manufacturing.

That was from 2019 and was the 16 county metro area.Star Trib recently had an article in Nov 2020 stating vacancy rates in the Twin Cities were 3.6%, and downtown Minneapolis has vacancy rates at 11.1%. 

Detroit has significantly ramped up demolition of blighted properties and construction of the roads and infrastructure.The Automakers have doubled down on The innovation, design and production of the new Electronic vehicles and developments. 

Not to mention Georgia Tech attracts both high salaried talent as well as well funded technology companies, which is predicted to grow even more.