Winter Haven, Auburndale, Haines City, areas to Invest?

[James Bitakis]

I know I have named 3 different areas, but I am looking at the Winter Haven, Haines City, Poinciana, Auburndale, FL. areas to buy a SFH to rent out for a few years, then move into it myself. What do 2200-3000 sq foot homes rent for in these areas? Also, are they nice areas to live in? I am clueless on these areas, although my friend who lives in Clermont, FL. says "Poinciana is the armpit of Florida". What say other Floridians?