Outside of Seattle City Limits, outside of the crazy dictates City Council, spineless Mayor Durkan, and the commuting Antifa and BLM rioters that commute between Portland and Seattle.

(Investigate the presence of Fortune 100 companies and industry diversity, using resources like metropolitan council reports and broker websites (e.g., CBRE, Colliers).)Affordability: Ensure household income has grown at least 1% YoY for the past 20 years.

Back then the city council was discussing a limit on the number of str permits.

It’s encouraging to see so many people who care about other investors and take the time to offer wise council.

We went to the planning commission meeting, they recommended approval to the city council. 

@Becca F.Cincinnati is great,Although they have some restrictions on doing lease options.And the availability of bailiffs to help you with a set out after eviction isn't very great. generaly speaking Ohio is very landlord friendly.Although Cleveland seems to have a very lefty city council.

It did not pass the last city council vote in August of 2023, and will likely be taken up again this year.

The demand for properties here is so high that the Puget Sound Regional Council (which directs regional growth patterns) is warning Duvall and some other "far east" cities that they're getting too big.

I wanted to convert my Windsor NY house into a duplex which would have been really fantastic for revenue, but the council refused zoning.

Lots of money in surveying, land studies, council meetings etc. 2-4 years sometimes and hundreds of thousands of dollars in just development fee's.