Vacancy can kill you in any of the markets you are most likely considering but if you get good S8 tenants in a property they are much less likely to move. 

I've had qualified renters move into a rental, add their bum friends or family members, and then disappear, leaving me with bad renters who weren't approved and aren't on the lease.The best practice is to screen every adult, approve them, and add them to the lease. 

We increased the rent slightly after the first 24 month lease and were able to recently increase the rent when the first tenant moved out.Lessons learned?

I buy homes as a primary residence with 5% down and move into them keeping my previous as a rental and the area that I live doesn't have new builds that would work for us, otherwise I would buy a new build. 

The only time we need additional information is if they are denied.Once accepted, we tell them exactly what we need from them to move in. 

As I will move to Oregon I thought it might be a good idea to put into an LLC. 

A lot of clients I work with in NY invest here because it's one of the hottest real estate markets in the US and has some of the best macroeconomics - population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here.

I grew up north of San Francisco and then moved to live and invest in Reno, NV.

Then moved to BeyondPricing and settled with PriceLabs.

I would never move back to Canada.