Why would you want to partner with a newbie investor, from outside the country, to invest in syndications? 

In 2022 the rents increased 12.1% year over year which was the 3rd highest in the entire country per https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/02/14/cleveland-rent-prices.

Many areas of the country are experiencing an affordability crisis, and most have low inventory.

@Femi AjayiRecommend you do your own research on this and visit the places you consider investingThere are 41,704 zip codes across country and no idea how many on east coastRegarding cash flow and appreciation - they do not go hand in hand.

My market and I suspect most Ca coastal cities have near lowest vacancy, late payment, missed payment, and evictions in the country. 

I moved here for capital markets and real estate and it's the #1 net migration county in the country I don't look anywhere else and I would recommend you don't either. look at ground up construction. everything is killing it down here. 

I go back and forth between wanting to buy a place for myself in CA or just continue renting and instead invest in a cheaper area of the country.

I've read hundreds of leases from around the country and the BP version is as good as any.

Great guy loved him we lived at the same Country Club but he was just to disruptive to all the other agents that were not retired .. 

Some common ones that come to mind in addition to a hot tub are a cedar sauna (gotta lean into that Minnesota sauna culture - check out Cedar and Stone out of Duluth for some really cool sauna ideas), snow shoes or cross country skis, or even just a nice outdoor firepit area with tons of firewood (you could also include complementary s'mores supplies for every reservation).