Everett is growing, Tacoma is booming, even Mount Vernon and Burlington are surging.

With its booming economy and growing population, there are plenty of opportunities for lucrative investments.

If you want appreciation, look at cities that are already booming or on the brink of it (I've heard good things about Kansas City and Oklahoma City)- What's your exit strategy if you invest in STR and rules/regs change, can you comfortably MTR/LTR and still achieve your goals?

In addition to the vast number of traditional companies and industries, we have a booming Tech sector and now are behind only LA and New York in the amount of movie production and sound stages.  

I haven't looked at that metric for other cities but it's been booming in Detroit.

Portland is booming and will only continue to do so, unless the cost of living in CA somehow plummets and the mass exodus North ceases.

Seattle is not boom or bust as is historically Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Miami.I don’t know what experts you are referring to in your statement “I know the experts that screamed about the 20-30% decline in 2020 and again in 2021”.

@Jason Miller, credit unions and local/major banks have put a cap on HELOCs after the refi boom slow down. 

-Cleveland, has a lot of cash flow potential, average multiform around $140k. https://learn.roofstock.com/bl...There are other smaller markets like Dayton, Akron, and Newark, and we are starting to see these areas boom due to huge investors and corporations like Intel choosing to set up shop in these kinds of areas.

I recommend the major cities in Ohio:-Columbus, great for appreciation, pp is a bit higher around $220k for multifamily-Cincinnati, has a mix of cash flow and appreciation, average multifamily around $180k-Cleveland, has alot of cashflow potential, average multiform around $140kThere are other smaller markets like Dayton, Akron, and and Newark, which we are starting to see these areas boom due to huge investors and corporations like Intel choosing to set up shop in these kind of areas.