Right now in Columbus, the market is still really strong compared to a lot of other places—there’s a ton of population growth, job growth, and major companies moving in or expanding like Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Honda, LG, and Anduril.

St Johns County, Florida, is working towards a zero growth policy.  

But I’m really curious how that’s seen from the outside:• Smart growth?

The most effective way to find the right market is to look for areas that are landlord-friendly, have solid rent-to-price ratios, and steady job growth—Memphis checks all three boxes.

There's been significant growth in the last 3-5 years, with booming business and real estate sectors.

The city is experiencing rapid population growth, job growth, and major developments from companies like Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Honda, Microsoft, and LG, which keeps rental demand high and strengthens your long-term equity.

Growth happens when your capital keeps working.

Columbus is a great market for this because the job growth, population growth, and big company expansions—Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Honda, Microsoft, LG—are driving long-term appreciation while still allowing you to buy properties cheap enough to make self-management realistic and profitable.

@Ben CaponeHey Ben, since you’re already experienced in rentals, the Midwest can be a great place to buy undervalued properties with solid cash flow and upside, you can focus on B and C grade neighborhoods that often offer strong returns, plus there are off-market deals you won’t see online, the key is building a local team and contractor network to make managing and rehabbing much easier, it’s a lower-cost market with opportunity to flip or hold for steady long-term growth

I used to think the same thing.But after working with a lot of new investors, here’s the pattern I keep seeing:The people who grow the fastest are the ones who get their foundation right before they buy anything.I’m talking about simple stuff like:Opening separate bank accountsKeeping clean records from day oneUnderstanding how income and expenses actually flowGetting a basic system for tracking your numbersYou don’t need to be an expert.