NYC duplexes/townhomes, Williamsburg, Cobble Hill, Fort Greene, Long Island City, Astoria, Middle Village, Mott Haven, etc.The areas with the best potential cashflow/cost of living savings will likely be neighborhoods with more active inventory and more turnover - i.e.

ALL of Cleveland and the burbs have done EXTREMLY well over the last 10 years even EAST Cleveland 44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/    

In Columbus I would look into neighborhoods south east of Downtown, such as Merion Village, Livingston Park, and Old Oaks. 

You'd need surface drains out in the middle of the yard that tie in as well.

The first park I bought had a liquor store to the east and a strip club to the west.

Live Oak and Universal City are booming areas in the North East side of San Antonio, right along I-35 and 1604.

I spent $12000 converting the middle unit back into the third unit and rented that for $850.

, the Pacific Ocean is 1 hour west, Cascade Mountains and skiing one hour east. 

I've wholesaled 35 deals in Texas, and in all regions (East, West, Central, North, South) so I could be on your list of folks to talk to.

I have a couple business partners looking to pool resources to make this possible as well.I am interested in connecting with bigger pockets experts, agents, and lenders in Middle Tennessee or surrounding states.