how to determine best location to buy a rental?

[Nir Babajani]

Assuming you could invest anywhere in the US

1. how would you practically identify the most suitable possible locations for rental properties ?

2. and then, how would you screen out the locations to determine the most appropriate one for you?

The question here aims at focusing our discussion on the macro location and market analysis, in a resolution of neighborhood / zip code. 

Obviously, there are other key considerations for deciding on the above.