1. WHY THIS AREA (Cincinnati- Dayton Ohio)

2. Southwest Ohio Cincinnati-Dayton = 3.1 million people Cincinnati = 24 th largest city in the U.S. 4th in new facilities in the U.S. 5 major highways converge

3. Butler County

4. A growing and diverse industrial base Consumer and pharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing technology supply chain management, healthcare and medical technology Ten Fortune 500 companies and eight Fortune 1000 businesses are headquartered in the Cincinnati-Dayton Region Butler County unemployment = 4.1% National Average unemployment rate = 5%

5. Butler County’s Growing Population

6. Affordability Stats about being the # 1 city for renting etc Homeowners vs. renters? Look at county websites

7. Forbes Magazine ranked Cincinnati number 8 out of the top 16 U.S. cities growing and investing to bring residential units and businesses back to their urban cores. The Queen City was ranked No. 4 on 24/7 Wall St.’s new list of best cities for flipping homes and No. 4 on HousingWire’s list of top markets for single-family rentals.24/7 Wall St.’s new list of best cities for flipping homesHousingWire’s list of top markets for single-family rentals.

8. Ohio housing is affordable, attracting many different income and age demographics to the state,” said Michael Mahon, executive vice president at HER Realtors, covering the Ohio housing markets of Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus, where Franklin County ranked among the 50 best for renting to millennials, and Licking County ranked among the 20 best for renting to Gen Xers as well as among the 40 best for renting to Baby Boomers. “The stability of prices within the Ohio markets over recent years has contributed to an increasing demand for housing along with job and population growth throughout many of Ohio’s local markets. With many developers still in recovery from our nation’s economic crisis, new construction projects have been underwhelming in meeting Ohio’s housing demand. As demand continues to increase and supply continues at conservative levels, anticipation for 2015 is for continued increases in rental returns throughout the state.”

9. Boring, stable and predictable ….Perfect Ohio