Hey BP Nation,I saw 2 forum threads asking where is the best place to buy MF.I thought of this study.It shows that by the year 2040, 8 states will have 50% of the population of the US.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/07/12/in-about-20-years-half-the-population-will-live-in-eight-states/What do you think?

Investing in real estate provides: positive economic impact by creation of jobs, the ability to increase property values, support to local population growth, and revitalizes impoverished communities.

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@Bo A Vanecko,  the fact is that in the USA it's nearly 40%+ of the total population that has at least one pet at home.

#1):I think that most young people that manage to get through childhood without a lot of trauma, don't really fully appreciate just how screwed up a sizeable portion of the population are.

Allowing for larger loan amounts with 0% down will accomplish that, since that VA funding fee is a percentage of the loan amount.Banks have started populating 2020 VA Funding Fees, so I think the following paragraph ought be accurate.One further thing that we do know is that the VA Funding fee % is also changing (unless you have a service connected disability). 2.15% is the most common currently, that's going to be 2.3%.

This could be in an area suffering from post-industrial decline, where there are few jobs left and the population has dropped by half in the past few decades, leaving the remaining residents to deal with urban blight and pollution that is inherent in the tail end of a boom/bust industrial cycle.

This info will give you a decent idea of what to expect and help filter down your search to a few cities.Some of the metrics that I find valuable to understand are:- Population - Home Values- Household Incomes- Rental Vacancy Rate- Homeowner Vacancy Rate- Poverty Rate- Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)- Number of Housing Unit- Rent to Income Ratio- Rent to Price Ratio- Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentage- Property Tax Rate- Median Age of Buildings- Number of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors Percentages - Owner to Renter Ratio- Family and Household SizesThese are just some of the indicators that will help you understand the quality of an area as well as the kinds of returns one is to except.Also take into consideration the direction in which each of these market indicators are trending.

Look at population growth and business climate of the location.

In OKC population is slowing increasing, appreciation is low but because we're not set up in a way that we appreciate rapidily we also don't have steep drops in value during the downturns.