NAR considered a market a hidden gem if its median home price to median family income ratio is at the lower end of the distribution of 379 metro areas relative to the distribution of a combined set of seven indicators that drive housing demand and supply:3-year wage growth (BLS average weekly wage, 2018 Q2–2021 Q2)3-year job growth (BLS nonfarm payroll employment, 2018 Q3–2021 Q3)Ratio of the 3-year change in population (2020 vs. 2017) to the sum of housing permits over a 3-year period (2018-2020)3-year population growth (US Census Bureau, 2017-2020)Net domestic migration as a percent of population (U.S.

It's about five hours west of Paris. 

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Hello,First-time investor here, and we are looking to buy either a condo/apartment or single-family house in Charlotte, NC metro/short commute to a metro area.

Hey everyone, my husband and I are looking to buy a multifamily home in the Portland, Oregon metro area (around).

Some of my ideas are:1) Beach/Mountain property for short term rentals2) A Duplex/Triplex/Quadplex in a metro city (Philly, Cleveland, etc.)3) Single family property in a great areaIf you were looking for the best ROI, what would you focus on?

Major metros perform VERY differently by neighborhood. 

Vacation markets like Destin work better as opposed to more metro markets.Do you feel vacation areas like Destin have become over populated with STR in recent years?

There is a reason why, KLM is now doing direct flights to Amsterdam and Delta is direct to Paris.

I complete agree with you about inflation. 100% I'm pulling out whatever I can get out and will reinvest, likely in another metro area, since it's hard to cash-flow in PG/Charles as strongly as I could a few years ago and I'd like to really cash flow on my next group of houses.