Focus on market research by exploring neighborhood rent trends and property values while considering your financing strategy (house hacking, BRRRR, or buy and hold).

I’m not familiar with those markets, but I would suggest finding some meetups and attending as many as you can.

With future leases, as soon as it is determined there is nonrenewal, you start marketing that floorplan.  

My first duplex was a turnkey, off market property.

While I have none in this market I have been on one realtors monthly newsletter with market analysis for over 8 years. 

Off Market, and KREIA are just a few places to look. 

Quote from @Marc Zak: In the market where I live (San Diego), appreciation has been strong and many predict it will continue to appreciate in the long term.However, with current interest rates (6% at best) and property tax (2%), the annual cost burden is 8%.Am I correct in saying that appreciation has to be above 8% annually (plus whatever my maintenance and vacancy costs are) for me to make any money in this scenario if the property is cash flow neutral?

We do not raise it to market rents, we keep it at lease 10% below to try and reduce turnover.

Just as bad as the posts you see from time to time of the grandchild wanting to work out creative financing to buy their grandparents house below fair market value.  

The strategy may change, but every market can work.