We also have a very strong rental market, and that too has high demand from investors wanting to purchase. 

Treat this property as a business and factor in all the associated expenses, including mortgage payments (if you pull a loan), maintenance, and potential vacancy periods.To simplify management and make this less of a hands-on job, I’d strongly recommend working with a property management company.

Right now, I’m focused on building a strong foundation in real estate by expanding my network and learning strategies for sustainable growth.

If you’re open to exploring outside the Bay Area, markets like Milwaukee, Chicago, and parts of Indiana offer strong potential for flips and rentals.

One of the biggest factors in successful flips is building a strong team: contractors, agents, lenders, and property managers. 

They can just be too hard to lease.On the other hand, if the area is doing well economically and its occupancy is currently strong (I certainly want a vacant or near vacant property) I think it's worth considering at least.

I will also strongly encourage accessibility for pets as well. 

These markets offer a great mix of affordability, strong rental demand, and steady appreciation.

If you're looking for software with strong rental accounting capabilities though, there are apps that have this functionality built into them (rather than paying extra through RentRedi to use the REI Hub.

There are a lot of markets with solid job markets, strong populations, solid rent growth, but when you are talking ONE property, unless you are considering highly rural areas, it likely doesn't matter.