However, my interest in real estate was sparked in college so I probably would not have gotten into real estate investing as early as I did without it.

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. there ya go !!! 

Hopefully the cut didn't spark offers and then we could negotiate you down to where you want to be.  

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.

Posts like this re-spark the motivation and hustle.

We would love to transform our cities and communities - one building and one block at a time, while generating great returns for our investors. 

In recent months however, I have done much research in setting myself up for life after the game, making sure that I start the right investments so that the transition is smooth.I started listening to the biggerpockets podcasts on the way to trainings which sparked my interest to begin investing in real estate.

Originally posted by @Justin Moy:Could spark some conversation, but I'd recommend finding a city that everybody knows/is growing (Kansas City, Cleveland, Huntsville...ect) in the midwest or the south, then looking at cities 3-5 cities away from them.

I hope you come across generous, kind people who look out for you but watch out for those who only want to advance themselves.Finally, if you haven't read it yet, read The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8 AM) by Hal Elrod.

Some newbies with no experience spark wonderful conversations.The great thing about BP is diversity of input in the forums.