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There are only a select few American cities that didn't demolish their nice walkable parts, and they are few and far between. Such as:
>New York (obviously)
>Chicago
>Philidelphia
>Boston
>Washington DC
>Baltimore
>Savannah
>San Francisco

To a lesser extent:
>Madison
>Kansas City
>St. Louis
>Cincinnati
>Cleveland
>Buffalo
>Detroit
>Pittsburgh

The value, I feel, is in this second tier of cities. American city planners are slowly realizing the damage they've done, and it's slowly but surely starting to reverse itself.

However, as anyone could tell, you, American inner cities have one issue stopping them from growing: unimpeded, out-of-control crime. All of the cities I mentioned are either
>ungodly expensive
>completely unlivable due to crime
And maybe a few fit within those that have neither. Many are both a la San Francisco. It's going to take decades of gentrification before American cities are truly livable again outside of a few select pockets (I happen to live in one of them), and by then that property will be unattainable for the average person.

The only way to get in on this coming RE boom is to
>be able to afford living in a safe neighborhood
>invest heavily in a neighborhood you think will gentrify and hope you're right
Good luck

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based bike commuter