I’ll still try to answer the question: Pros of Kansas City for buy and hold small multifamily rentals:  Hybrid market so you get some cash flow and some appreciation (con if you want only cash flow or only want appreciation) Inventory of 2, 4, and 5-50 MF buildings (not true of a lot of markets that only have SFH and very large complexes 100+ units)Relatively low property taxes, although check for the city and state you are in (e.g.

If you have a class C plus or maybe low B area, you can screen to select the best or top end of tenants in the program. 

Note: I'll caveat: I believe that other factors should be considered when analyzing the market as well (i.e. economic growth/stability, low crime rate, affordability, etc.)

I know Virginia Beach is attractive but that average price for Alexandria strikes me as rather low.

okc market is at historic lows for leasing(especially September) it has picked up some in Oct. 

Access to MLS is one of the best reasons for investors to get their license since it's such a low bar to entry and low annual fees for that and access to all dumps on the market.

The return on equity is probably very low considering they are paid off so maybe explore refinancing or selling the lowest performing one(s) or your biggest headaches to reinvest in more lucrative deals.I noticed you also used a metric of number of rentals to attain your goal rather than $$$/month.

If low wet ground check with people moving dirt for free fill dirt.

.: EM doesn’t seem extremely low, just kinda low.

And Sec8 sounds great, but comes with it's own issues.Add it all up you get a low dollar, but high headache strategy, which is a challenge that gets amplified, especially when you are operating remote.