I have a included a link to a PM locator tool ready to go with recommendations in your preferred area.

Hi there, I have linked the PM locator tool produced by NARPM which is an excellent place to start!

That experience made me realize I want to dive deeper into this space.Right now, I’m in the research phase—figuring out locations, property types, and strategies while working on funding and budgeting.

It's all the about the location and the view.

In regard to section 8, be careful with trying to get higher rents than market.Your best section 8 tenants aren’t stupid and are very sensitive to location.  

While you likely won’t owe taxes due to the loss, filing is still required since the rental property is located in Missouri.Kansas (KS): As a Kansas resident, report the rental loss on your KS state return (KS-40) since Kansas taxes your worldwide income, including out-of-state rental activity.Tax Impact: The rental loss reduces your federal taxable income and may lower your overall state tax liability.

The house is located in Utah County, and I think over time it will appreciate very quickly relative to other markets.

It is a small town, definitely a tertiary market right now, but that is where opportunity is going to be found.I think LTR, in the right location, can provide enough revenue annually to cover all holding and leverage costs while the resident pays down the principle and the demand in the city sustains slow and steady appreciation. 

Plus each house sitting empty for t months seems wasteful.)But it’s hard to find a warm but not hot and humid location.

Located about 1/2 mile from the base of Sabino Canyon recreation area and Coronado National Forest, beautiful mountain views, cut-de-sac, very nice neighborhood.