I wanted somewhere close to Nor Cal but much more friendly tenant/landlord laws, 4th lowest property taxes in the Nation, rent growth, job growth, population growth, strong appreciation, limited land, close to Lake Tahoe, etc. 

Our appreciation and rent growth is near top of nation virtually every year.  

If national investment credit tenant even if sales not disclosed in lease often in their corporate website stock disclosures you can find data average store sales overall and then sometimes per store.If no credit you need sales disclosures as tenant strength is weaker. 

Would love to hear from the BP nation with ideas!!

Since you are in NY or really anywhere Nation wide check in with @Joseph Chiofalo.

I lived there myself for 4 years, then moved out and converted it to a super-profitable short-term rental (it's ideally situated near great restaurants/nightlife, the National Zoo, Rock Creek Park, and hotels that host professional conferences).

The manager/owner, Darlene Brown, is local to Austin and charges less than the standard 20% gross profits that the national management services charge.

Were still seeing a healthy amount of investors from up north and foreign nationals purchasing in Florida. 

There are NO national HML/PML  not one company funds in all 50 states many will do the majority but NONE of them are nationwide even though many advertise that but its a little puffery by some of the legit ones .. but fake ones keep in mind NO one funds in all states.

Alabama has the second lowest property taxes in the nation behind Hawaii.