I moved from THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA to LAKE CITY (COLUMBIA COUNTY) about 7 months ago because I identified this city/market as an EMERGING REAL ESTATE MARKET.
Most of your investors on here are skilled enough to check out what the market has been doing since September of 2023 and the big gains that could have been exploited in the last eight months.
Some of the members here must be in the middle of emerging markets without realizing it; so I was trying to bring this aspect of real estate investing to the general consciousness so we can analyze and discuss markets that may be offering lucrative opportunities.

Cities expand their boundaries sometimes and lesser neighboring begin to experience higher prices as a result. A rising tide lifts all boats and the population continues to grow so housing will always be in high demand. One presidential candidate has promised to build 3 million new homes in the next 4 years if she wins.

So new ground will be broken as raw land is cleared for new housing -- generally in areas outside of the accepted city limits. Those new subdvisions in SLEEPY ENCLAVES will fall under the category of EMERGING REAL ESTATE MARKETS

LAKE CITY FLORIDA offers a variation on the theme because in 2017 the CITY FATHERS realized that billions of dollars were passing by the city every day and none of it was deposited in the small, poor, blighted town. So they established a TRAVEL STOP