Arizona vs Texas vs California vs NC real estate

[Kumar Gaurav]

Hello

I have a choice of moving to one of the following places:

Phoenix AZ

Dallas/Plano TX

Charlotte NC

San Francisco CA

Which of these places currently gives me the best bang for the buck from a real estate perspective. I currently own a multi-famiy and considering a 1036 exchange upon moving to continue investing in multi-famiy.Since I plan to move with my family my other criteria are good schools ,decent tech job market

Appreciate insights from experienced members here.

Thanks

Thanks

[Kristina Sparrow]

Depends on what your investment goals are: appreciation, cash flow, or both? When investing in San Francisco, you're sacrificing cash flow for the potential of future appreciation. Dallas, Phoenix, and Charlotte are more cash flow focused markets.

A couple of important factors I consider for a market are job growth, population growth, and wage growth. You could do a quick google search for any of these terms like "top cities for population growth in 2020" and find a variety of lists and see where any of your options fall on the list. You want to find a stable, but growing market.