Michigan notoriously increases assessed value each time a property valuation is increased.

Southern California is notorious for being very difficult to find cash flowing buy and holds.

There are so good neighborhoods out there.Las Vegas it seems is notorious for bad HOAs even outside of Summerlin.

One of the most important things with OOS is creating and incentivizing a team of boots on the ground--this is notoriously difficult to accomplish, but it's absolutely necessary for success.When comparing OOS properties to in-state house hacks, always remember to factor in the reduced (or eliminated) housing expense the house hack brings.

Trulia is THE MOST NOTORIOUS in that as the property owner you can check the box that says NO PETS.....but when the ad is emailed to the potential tenant about 2/3 of them say "Pet Friendly".

HOA's are notorious for not taking care of things and costing you tons of money.

Ditto with the time and cost (possible evictions) of getting rid of undesirable tenants, not to mention the risk of additional unforeseen damages when unhappy tenants have to move out.Mom and pop owners are notorious for not counting expenses, not the least of which is their own labor and management.

There is something wrong - it's too much for such low value.It might be that you bought property cheap and MV is much higher - then you can decrease the tax (end of December apply online), or you're looking at taxes with delinquencies, which is one time payment, not incurring.If you PM me the address, I'll tell you what's up with these numbers.Even in Shaker Hts with notoriously high taxes, it's not that high.Cleveland as city has very low property taxes, it's just certain suburban cities without much industry to tax get the burden on the homeowners 

I definitely don't want to invest in dangerous areas, which Oakland is notorious for.

Hood which is a notoriously dangerous base - both on base and in the neighborhoods around base.