It’s a vacation destination with steady year-round tourism, and there are opportunities to find properties that cash flow well, especially centrally located condos or single-family homes in the $250k–$350k range.That said, the "right" market depends on your investment goals.

Buy a single family home with as many bedrooms as you can afford and live like a college student for as long as you can. 

Site cleaning may be the single most underfunded line item on construction budgets which often leads to dangerous work sites.

If you are single or married without kids and an understanding spouse.

I think this is the single most important part of the decision in order to set you up for success in passive rental property investing.

Quote from @Li Li: I’m exploring opportunities in Knoxville, TN, for single-family home investments focused on long-term rentals, with a strong emphasis on cash flow.

I would have to guess that a lot of single property owners won't show up on their lists.

There are many options for skip tracing, most just send a query to a single database while others hand-scrub the lists for the results.

I currently have a 30-yr fixed rate mortgage on a single family home that is my primary residence.

If you're looking for a Single Family (1/1) in a B class area $125k-$145K.