Hello @Saad Hameed,Instead of choosing a state based on opinions, I suggest selecting a city based on your financial objectives.To permanently escape the daily grind of working for a living, you'll need a passive income that meets three requirements:Inflation compensation: Rental income increases at a faster rate than inflation, compensating for rising prices.Persistent income: Your income will last, ensuring that you and your spouse won't outlive it.Reliable income: Your income continues even during difficult economic times.Inflation compensation and income persistence depend on the city, while income reliability is based on both the location and the tenant segment.

Notably, loans supporting workforce housing are exempt from these caps this year, signaling an anticipated surge in lending within this segment compared to the limitations in 2023.

In reality :1. we know the future interest rate and forward curve trajectory2. we can predict cap rate3. we can also predict rent growth, Marcus and Milicha even has this data per city segment. 

A range of companies in different segments (cellular phones, investment banking, retail/credit card banking).

Once you identify such a segment, determine what and where they rent today and buy similar properties.

Or go bigger and get into the luxury segment where people are buying the experience, there is a certain attraction factor.

There are some owner-occupied segments with people who share motivating factors for selling their home.Seniors with Long-time Ownership: often ready to downsize or transition to assistance.Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores (FSS): Struggling financially and likely ready to cash in on their asset.Both these categories have additional advantages in that they probably don’t haven’t been updated and may have deferred maintenance.

I manage 16 doors of my own and run a company with quite a bit of commercial real estate in multiple markets and market segments. 

Some of the things we can do is:- Have everyone introduce them-self- have a guest speaker- have a case study, could be anything- have a short segment where we talk about a news, law changes...- more suggestionThis is the meetup pagehttps://www.meetup.com/Humboldt-County-Real-Estate-Investing-Meetup-Group/

It's hard to stand out.There are some owner-occupied segments with people who share motivating factors for selling their home.Seniors with Long-time Ownership: often ready to downsize or transition to assistance.Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores (FSS): Struggling financially and likely ready to cash in on their asset.Both these categories have additional advantages in that they probably don’t haven’t been updated and may have deferred maintenance.