@Cory Dean Hello, please look at Arlington, or Dalworthington gardens area where property prices are still cheap, and rents are good.This particular combination has given me the fastest time to pay off my multiple properties I got over there ..Let me know if you have any questions ..

They made great extra weed block in the garden.

We are still 4-6 years out from a crash and that the next crash will be a garden variety, unless something changes (major inflation, Middle east, etc). 

The water from showers and sinks can be used to irrigate your garden using a simple, inexpensive (even homemade) "greywater system".

@Kobi Pesi I am closing on a rental in Magnolia Gardens this week and I heard Northshore is a good area too for rentals.

The home is nicely landscaped, but most of the acreage is a dirt field, which was used for gardening and fruit trees.  

We offered our condolences on his loss and my wife went up to see his wife a few times to take her flowers from our garden.

Look at Orange County, CA and compare Newport Beach to Garden Grove.Twenty years ago, my father bought 15 properties in the Fresno, CA area.

I live on Palace Garden.

It is also cheaper to renovate a small condo than a whole house.2.) easy to maintain - the strata takes care of the snow shovelling, hallways, entry, gardening, cleaning, etc on the the outside of my unit.