>>62446152A handful of very specific metro areas that are seeing massive growth and job opportunities but haven't yet been hit with the overly-inflated cost of living or housing prices of most cities.
So long as you get in while those specific windows exist, you can get a (relatively) cheap, large home on a great salary that will see a massive rise in value over time. A few of the more affluent metro areas in Texas were in that absolute golden zone a few years back but you've got to look a bit further out these days.