That rent to price ratio is stronger than I get in the DC area.

Indianapolis - Worse on immediate cash flow, much stronger in long-term growth.

From a short term rental perspective, you would have a stronger market in Southern Maine.

Also dogs are pretty good about only going outside and rarely have an accident indoors, but cat's will pee on anything and cat pee has so much stronger odor.

Cape Coral has a stronger rental market from the data, but perhaps one is going up and the other peaked.

We also would like to buy and hold property in up and coming neighborhoods or established ones to serve a stronger tenant.  

The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, commercial real estate market is stronger than the overall U.S. market because it's close to Charlotte. 

So even if you pick a state with stronger protections like WY or NV, the cause of action arose in the state where the tenant fell, so likely that the court where the accident happened would have jurisdiction.California tends to have more laws on the books and requirements and restrictions that it can be a good idea to form a CA LLC for out of state property so that you as a CA resident are covered, and to try to have your contracts fall under the purview of CA courts.

So even if you pick a state with stronger protections like WY or NV, the cause of action arose in the state where the tenant fell, so likely that the court where the accident happened would have jurisdiction.

Not only that, even the stronger areas can be block-by-block.