Target Market: Life transition coming up and need to pick market

[Jacob Hilton]

I am from Texas (and have 1 rental there), currently live in Colorado (own a house which will hopefully become rental), and am moving to Michigan in about a year. 

I don’t want have properties across 3 states, but also do not want to wait a year to buy another property. I can try to find a property in Michigan but do not know the area well nor the market. I am more comfortable with the Texas and Colorado markets, but  they will always be long distance rentals. 

Does anyone know each of these markets and the potential better play?