I work as a contractor in some up and coming areas around Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus and MICA, the local arts college that has totally transformed North Avenue.I work with a partner and we have flipped two homes in this area and are currently building 4 spec homes down the street, which we'll be selling for market rate. 

The floorplan was arranged in a way that some non-load bearing walls could easily be removed, some new walls framed, and with about $40k, the house would be transformed from an un-appealing 2/1 that would lose $300/mo as a rental into a very appealing 4/2 that would cashflow about $500/mo (incl. the debt service for the rehab)...

Although insurance may cover the rebuilding of your property, it could be vacant for months or years until the community recovers and people return.Operating costs: Every dollar lost to property taxes, and insurance is a dollar less for you to live on.Rent control: Government control of your rental property can transform a promising investment into a nightmare.Location Selection Process and ToolsYou can try to analyze all possible cities in the US and select the “best”.

I took a leap of faith, invested in a run-down apartment complex, and with hard work and strategic planning, I transformed it into a profitable venture.

The property's location and the scope for transformation made it an enticing investment opportunity.

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.  

However, recognizing these differences and working towards mutually beneficial solutions can transform this contentious relationship into a powerful partnership.

Community development has transformed from agricultural needs in the 1800’s through the 1900’s to today.

Some of you more successful types would know exactly how to transform 100k cash into a very successful profitable business, so how about sharing that info with the rest of us?

I came across this company and several others on this site: https://www.edhat.com/event/how-technology-is-transforming-the-way-real-estate-is-bought-sold