Reason I ask is there are more 2-4 unit investment rentals in these states that have a better purchase to cash flow ratio versus NY.Each county is diferent buy NY has some crazy high taxes along with attorney state and higher fee's.   

You will get more for the property versus selling it to a private party or wholesaler.

Best Buy also seems like a strong bet, but they only sell single-game machines.

Quote from @Brett Jurgens: @Jay HurstThanks for responding3.75%, 30yr fixedLike others have said, with that interest rate your best bet is probably to do a home equity line of credit (HELOC) to put towards an investment that you can quickly recoup your initial investment on.

For rentals, they can work well if the HOA is investor friendly and cash flow numbers make sense.Financing can also vary, so it’s worth checking lender requirements for condos (warrantable v non warrantable) versus SFRs

Personally, I love them because they offer built-in diversification.In my experience, local banks are your best bet for financing mixed-use properties.

Your view versus others.  

Your best bet is to get the rec from an investor-friendly agent who also flips (but be very careful with this, so many fakers) or an investor.

This calculation has probably now changed this year (versus a few years ago) when these services started cracking down on "sharing" which would affect STRs - I think its a big value-add to provide now versus in the past because of this

Best bet is likely (not absolute - everyone's situation is different) is to look at a national lender or broker that has options in lots of states - its a great development versus 20 odd years ago, with technology, internet, places like this - can have access to many more options than before (local broker or lender thats it)