Picking up 2nd multi family ...stay in CA or go out of state?

[Timothy Olaore]

My wife and I are in our first house hack (duplex) in Citrus Heights CA (Sacramento County) that we closed on in Dec of 2020 and looking to pick up another multi-family unit before the end of 2021. We hope to have 30-40k saved by the  end of the year but want to get the most bang for our buck by way of monthly cash flow.

Duplexes in our area are around 500k but we're al so looking at Dayton Ohio and other markets where we have folks to help property manage.

Any advice on what to consider?