If you're goal is a long term hold, you're almost certainly going to do well even with a market rate deal in any of those states.

I am such a novice and only just starting my small multifamily property investment... very "boring" compared to what you are doing!

If you were comparing RE/MAX Broker A to RE/MAX Broker B, then I would say it probably doesn't matter.

In addition to this, I've had 2 clients this past year tell me they used Airdna in '22 and '23 to see projected and estimated income and was drastically different than actual income made with very comparable properties. 

pid=2141Houston Real Estate Highlights for December and Full-Year 2024:-Following two consecutive years of declines, single-family home sales rebounded in 2024 with 85,163 single-family homes sold compared to 84,038 in 2023 an increase of 1.3 percent; -Total property sales for full-year 2024 were statistically flat at 101,864 units while the total dollar volume increased 3.1 percent to $41 billion;-December single-family home sales climbed 16.3 percent year-over-year with 7,162 units sold;-Total December property sales increased 13.6 percent to 8,478 units;-Total dollar volume for December rose 20.5 percent to $3.5 billion;-The single-family home median price edged up by 1.3 percent to $334,290 while the average price increased 5.0 percent to $425,150;-Single-family homes months of inventory expanded to a 4.0-months supply;-The townhome/condominium market experienced declining sales throughout 2024, and in December, volume declined 5.8 percent, with the average price up 2.5 percent to $268,152 and the median price statistically flat at $234,250;-Townhome/condominium inventory improved from a 3.5-months supply to 5.4 months.

Consider a market that you visit often, have family in, went to college at, spent time in the past.You will have a better sense of what the good / bad parts of town are compared to a city you never visited.Best of Luck!

He was charismatic and convincing that signing up for Dave’s course (for a measly $40k per year) will be a drop in the bucket compared to what you will actually make.

Quote from @Hunter Hanlon Taylor: Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I really like LLCs compared to corporations because of the free stepped up basis for passing property to my children. 

I wanted someone to hold my hand because I was scared of what I didn't know.