I'd have better chances of survival skipping down central ave Tehran with a Yamika singing fiddler on the roof tunes, in Yiddish, than I would just walking through parts of CA carrying a Trump 2024 flag......

Focusing on neighborhoods with job hubs or easy access to transit may provide reliable resale potential.

Hi Bigger Pockets,I'm based in Central Florida and new to BP.

OKC might surprise you with its steadily growing tourism sector due to expanding business hubs, cultural attractions, and its affordability compared to other major cities.

I'm based out of Central Ohio, but still would be glad to connect. 

We still own property in Texas, and the pricing here for renovation and maintenance is consistently 1.8-2x what we pay in Houston and Central TX. 

Check out Central Florida Realty Investors (cfri).Best of luck!

Amazing how much the Buffalo market has changed, of course the politics and taxes havent and wont, why I moved to central Florida 4 years ago. 

The lowest barrier to entry I've seen for house hacking would be to find areas with grant loans, there are several here in central OH, they are general "majority minority" areas, but many local banks are incentivized to do loans in these areas, so you can often get into a 2-4 unit with no money down, and 15K towards closing costs and rate by down. 

It's smack dab in the middle of the city and getting to anywhere in the central Nashville area is a short trip.