For example, we only lend in LA, Orange, and eastern Riverside Counties.

In my opinion, getting into rental property investing by buying a house and getting roommates is going to be the best bang for your buck you can get.Small multifamily in B areas of the Atlanta metro are going to be $300-$330k in West Atlanta / West ATL Suburbs and $350k-$400k in the eastern suburbs.

Jamaica, Queens Village, Ozone Park, other parts of Southeast Queens, East New York, Canarsie, East Flatbush, Flatbush, other parts of Eastern Brooklyn.The areas that fall somewhere in between are: Ridgewood, Maspeth, Woodhaven, Glendale, Richmond Hill, Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and a few others.I'd be curious to know where you're searching for properties as most of these areas highlighted above are well over the $600K range.

But the house is only 10 years old, it's huge, it's in a decent area that's still being developed (Eastern East SF Bay Area), and it has the potential to earn us some money.Does the earning potential of the house make up for the headaches of renting in CA and having to pay a boatload of taxes on the equity when we eventually do sell?

There are only a certain number of homes that can be built new the beaches or Eastern Shore waterfront communities.

@Edison Reis the Eastern Panhandle near Berkeley Springs is hot right now with overflow from Northern Virginia. 

I love the idea of an STR but with University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan it seems as if a student MTR would be a great option.

Former Physical Therapist Assistant for 14 years and changed careers to driving a semi truck for the past 3 years in the Eastern region.   

Our team covers all of eastern PA, and we likely have some 1st hand experience in your area, especially being 40mins south of Atown.Would be glad to talk thru some scenarios if you're looking for some input.

Hey @Kevin Salamea I've been investing in the eastern side of PA (greater Philly and Lehigh Valley) for a few years and I've lived in central/western PA about 10 years ago.