If you're open to $120-180k, I would recommend looking into Columbus Ohio as it does have much better growth and appreciation potential than Cleveland and Dayton. 

I have been living where i am now since 2022 I don’t want to ever sell it because its in a good location and it has potential to be a great rental investment i just don’t want to lose my interest rate by leaving and renting it out i have heard that your mortgage can be called due by doing that.

I saw the potential to cash flow when the opportunity presented itself I jumped on it.

Being an agent I knew the market and the potential it had.

Research wholesaling for more on that. 

I think you would benefit from researching other markets with the capital you have etc.

I am still in the learning phase, but I am actively researching some local markets to hopefully find something this year.

If a cost segregation study was performed, the accelerated depreciation may further reduce the property’s basis, potentially increasing taxable capital gains when sold.Depreciation recapture will occur when you sell the personal residence, so it’s essential to keep detailed records of all depreciation claimed while the property was used as a rental to ensure accurate tax reporting at that time.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Initially, I was focused on multifamily properties, but after doing more research and considering that I will be making Florida my primary residence, I believe that house hacking or short-term rentals (STR) may be the ideal route for me.i still will own my Southern California home; shift it to secondary.  

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.