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.

I used to work for US Steel at the Oak Grove Coal Mine and Concord Prep Plant. 

They are a nice bargaining chip to purchase for a new buyer coming into a home and wants piece of mind for a year.

Firsthand: Habitability Issues and Legal ExposureAt Dominion Post Oak (a Westdale-managed property in Houston), I personally experienced the following:•A preemptive water shutoff to the entire property, done without an emergency or repair order.

REI was the seed that grew into this Oak grove, and keeps it going through any "storms". 

You can refinish several times, and if necessary, you can find some red oak or yellow oak, you just have to know where to look.

The two that are already in contract will have 14% IRR (Chelsea Place closing next month) and 21% IRR (Lakewood Oaks closes in late July).

I mean, hey, your such the awesomest and EVERYBODY loves CA #1, so no doubt every CA resident will be ecstatic to help chip-in for it all. 

But when you look at the TSMC computer chip factories and other high tech companies moving into the area, it's anybody’s guess.  

Additionally, those cheaper midwestern markets tend to fluctuate and do not appreciate the same way that a "blue chip" market like NorCal will.