If you can swing it, Clarksville, Columbia, Dayton, West Friendship, Ellicott City, Glenelg, Glenwood, all have great schools and are very popular places to live.

@Destiny BullingtonHey Destiny,I am an investor in Columbia Tn.Straight south of Nashville and I concentrate on 4 countiessouth of Davidson.The rental market as you know is HOT outside of Nashville and with the Amazon headquarters going in Nashville that market is crazy.I have many friends from California that are interested in investing or moving to Tn.

Background info is my girlfriend and her family have done some smaller real estate deals in Columbia, SC (They own 5 or 6 rooms in an apartment/condo) and now her dad wants her to try and find an investment property in Florida.

All:I'm based out of Columbia, SC but looking for a referral in Charleston.  

@Clay Bradley Nashville Sub markets like Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Columbia, Spring Hill, all solid.

Clarksville, Columbia, Murfreesboro, etc.

The states where homeowners facing possible foreclosure were critically underwater were: Mississippi (12%), District of Columbia (11%), Louisiana (10%), West Virginia (10%), Illinois (7%), and Maryland/North Dakota/Missouri/Indiana/Kansas, all with 6%.

Hi Stephanie, I'm not familiar with that part of the state, I'm in Florence ,S.C. closer to Myrtle Beach and Columbia area.

Hey @Jake Ford,I do not live in Columbia but I do invest there.  

Cap rates and values different significantly from Charleston to Columbia to Greenville, so he ROI will be different in each market.