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.

Your best bet is the highest money down conventional you can do.Thanks Jonathan, sounds like that's the path for me.

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

If they're going down this path, what they really should be measuring is collected rents.

@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 am traveling out of the country at the moment and we are communicating via email.She claims to have done this many times before but seems to have no clue what I am asking for.

Another path to consider is to sell them under a 1031 exchange and trade into higher-value real estate.