So far I've devoured books, blogposts and youtube videos on different topics, but one that I'm not yet 100% comfortable is the methodology on finding a market to invest on.I live in CA and I think the prices are crazy high right now, so I'm evaluating other area, but need a good framework to select it based on my investing goals.What would you say are good techniques to pick a market to invest on?

Your lack of success probably has more to do with your lack of honesty than with the methodology you use.  

Otherwise, the old school methodology of take 50% of gross rents as your expenses is how investors should look at property, IMO.I do appreciate the shout out.  

Develop a methodology to looking for properties, doing an inspection and making an offer. 

@John CockrumI can also get you a pre-analysis at no cost that will be the IRS' preferred methodology, engineering-based.

You essentially pay for access to someones methodology and maybe for them to hold you accountable to goals.

Whether that’s price, location, interior, or a combo of all I don’t know, but either way it’s only as good as the historical data and methodology. 

My team has a methodology to run screens on sub-tertiary markets -- Micropolitan Statistical Areas.The state with the most MSAs in our Top 20 (with 4)?

Learning a proven methodology is necessary to success.M

I liked his methodology and that he was very conservative, but he seemed leery of using incoming rent as part of my income.