For example, a 10% return (or reward) can be worth the risk if you are investing in a Class A single-family rental in a great market with an A+ tenant, but not worth the risk at all if betting on a 16-seed to make it to the Final Four in March Madness.Investors in mortgage bonds utilize the risk-and-reward framework when allocating how to invest capital.

Go to the source and I bet you get the answer quickly. 

I'm willing to bet money that there are some Bay Area people that regretted selling.Would run the numbers with different scenarios and evaluate this carefully, maybe with your tax advisor too. 

The Midwest and Southeast would be your best bet but under $100,000 is pretty challenging to find these days unless you go to really bad parts of town, which I would recommend avoiding unless you're a specialist. 

@Florencio Nayve Huntsville (Madison county) is your best bet in my opinion.

I think the best bet is to always use two reasons for rejecting an applicant (bad credit and a mediocre rental reference) unless truly egregious (i.e. a murder felony).

Your best bet is to build relationships well before asking about investing.

But I am not betting on that.

I think my best bet is going to be to add value to a SFH through rehab. 

that my be your best bet to start with