This is why Wears Valley is a popular request (I don't own there).

I know most backyards are dirt/rocks in phoenix, but having a home with some sort of a finished backyard can be a big deal as it adds more livable 'space' to the home. 

Im a longtime investor in Little Rock, Arkansas.

@Marcus Auerbach tell him to kick rocks, barefoot.

A popular strategy I've seen work is to scale with properties in the C locations and then slowly upgrade your portfolio into the nicer asset classes as you progress and become more cash flow heavy. 

and looks like a rock solid deal from a numbers standpoint as well!

I think FHA loans are still popular but if you can swing it the new 5% conventional rules are huge.

Just last month, from what I read in the Wall Street Journal, there’s been a growing interest in these more under-the-radar markets.. places like Casper that might not scream top-of-the-charts popularity, but quietly attract buyers who appreciate untapped potential.

Like when your wife asks which movie you want to go to tomorrow night and you remind her that you could go out to dinner or rock climbing or for drinks or to a play or to a game.

I think one of the reasons BiggerPockets has lost some of its popularity is due to the concerns you've mentioned.Don't listen to any of the capitalist counter-arguments posed here, you are not wrong in the things you're saying.