Pricing, usually when builder finishes a house, especially towards the end of closing out a community, their motivation to sell is extremely high because they have to maintain the staff there until they sold the last house in the community.

Here's my research:- I have been exploring Ohio and Texas, but the property taxes are extremely high and there will hardly be any cash flow.

As a GC myself I would be extremely leery of working with someone who suggested those approaches to you.

Which is sad especially since you are extremely active on the forums.

While my research is extremely limited (and entirely based on what I see - which is arguably an investors best tool), I did want to ask what others here have noticed in their major cities. 

it is going to be extremely difficult to buy a property in a market you don't know and don't live in, and operate successfullyfor example - don't do thishttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

One of the ladies was extremely attractive.

Unless you're buying under market value or with all/mostly cash, it can be tough to be cash flow positive on a rental property here, and extremely unlikely to find any that meet the 1% rule as a LTR.