Invest in Trichy
I know a lot of people are bullish on real estate investments in Tier 2 cities. Land prices are skyrocketing in areas like Tuticorin.
My personal favorite for major growth potential is Trichy.
Right now the motorability/accessibility of the GST road is subject to terms and conditions like how many parottas the driver eats to hold the steering wheel, the mood of Ulundurpet railway gate man etc. If God willing, one can travel from Chennai to Trichy in six hours by car and seven plus hours by bus. For a distance of 300 plus kilometers and considering that its a National Highway, it is pathetic to say the least.
But all that is going to change once the road work gets over. And I am hoping our Lalu decides to give Trichy a long awaited, much begged for double line from Chennai. Trichy is approximately 150 - 200 kms from Namakkal, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Sivakasi, the most important commercial hubs of Tamil Nadu apart from Chennai. It will also connect seamlessly with other port towns like Nagai, Tuticorin etc. It also has small but thriving trading centers around it within 50-100 kms, unlike Madurai IMHO.
But critical contributions are needed from Institutions and entrepreneurs based in Trichy to make this a possibility.
At present it suffers from an unmistakable small town mentality. But hopefully all that will change in the near future when the big players turn their attention to the center point of Tamil Nadu.