I think seeing residential real estate, especially handyman fixer-upper properties, as an investment is very different when you come from certain immigrant cultures that have histories of doing this: as my wife is Russian and I am Greek with a significant personal and family history in this work, it wasn't so difficult.But in general, when I am convinced that something is worthwhile and I think my wife should look at it, I give her a manageable amount of material and ask her to look at it.

Cleveland has a very very slight year over year population growth decrease, about .3% per year, but our jobs are actually growing.Also our business/employment industries in Cleveland are rather diverse.

This will also spell out all the rules and regulations to continue to qualify/ avoid eviction.Instead of using fear of eviction as a means to keep tenants in line, create a cultural shift to address underlying problems instead.

I learned how to choose a good market to invest in (population growth, job growth/diversity, etc).

We have a diverse, growing, upscale economy and lots of well-paying corporate jobs.Things are slowing right now, as they are across the country, but our diverse metro Phoenix economy will help us rebound when COVID 19 reverses course.

I live in more diverse area of town. 

What you should spend your time looking at are market fundamentals such as supply and demand, the strength and diversity of your local economy, and the laws and political trends that are impacting being a land lord.  

For awhile Philadelphia was the best kept secret for a lot of NY investors but as of the last few years there has been a ton of NY money being dumped into philly, especially now because of the Rent control laws that passed here, but there are still deals out there. snap shot of philly - Steady population growth yr over yr - Steady job growth yr over yr - Diverse economy  ( top 3 health care, education & tourism )- Location...  2hrs from NYC "financial hub of the country" &  2(1/2) from Washington DC " the political of hub of the country.

@Yuval MolchoLooking for a diverse local economy that isn't dominated by one industry. 

Looking at job growth, population growth, economic diversity, and relative pricing, led me to settle on San Antonio when I was making a similar decision a couple of years ago.