However, at this point, the information is still more general and scattered compared to certain focused programs.

I can't speak to the other markets you listed but they are typically compared to our market here so I imagine they're similar.

There are going to be some very small pockets you'd probably want to avoid, but even those aren't that bad compared to other cities' bad areas.

Condo conversions  usually sell at a higher price point compared to TIC's. 

Actually I do have  the comparables since every year I have fought with the county to lower my property taxes :)!

@Loan NguyenIn some markets on the west coast, you won't be able to find cash flow because the price points are too high compared to rents.

Create a simple spreadsheet or written list to compare the features of each and identify the ones that align with your requirements.

From everything I hear the costs exponentially grow when a PM hires out your repairs/maintenance compared to the cost of you source the work yourself.

Sales comparables which would be higher in the past due to lower interest rates earlier., C.  

If you don't have that, keep earning, saving, and managing the risk you take by investing in REITs (which is small but risk still exists).If you already have at least $100k to invest, and you're wondering where to start as an OOS investor, I recommend this dataset that we at BiggerPockets put together specifically for people like you and me.https://www.biggerpockets.com/resources/housing-market-data/...It contains information like job growth, population growth, and rent-price ratio for all markets to compare and contrast.