I'm also concerned about the real estate market as a whole.

This strategic flip leveraged our market expertise and efficient deal structuring to achieve a quick and profitable transaction.

It does not matter if you find the single best market in the US.

I'd be interested in any insight on the Sacramento market, esp. from investors in multifamily.

This will make it a lot easier to manage, will cost you less than buying on the market and typically you can get 1:1 rent returns.

It sounds like mistakes were made on the properties but I'm also questioning the market (you didn't say where these are). 

As a result, while the US market is stuck in the lock-in effect, the Canadian market is kinda booming so it makes more sense for Americans to consider Canada nowadays, except for the fact that Canada has on average one of the if not the most unaffordable real estate in the world.Hope this helps.

I'm curious to dive deeper into the Santa Fe market and would love to learn from those with local experience.

With that said Phoenix had one of the highest home price declines in the last market down turn.  

Purchase price: $175,000 Cash invested: $35,000Buyout property that needed significant upgrades to bring to rental market in 2022.