There are a lot of affordable properties in Knoxville, but the growth isn't terribly vibrant and the deman isn't what you'd expect for a city of that size and that close to the Smokies - you're mostly looking at college rentals for the meat of the move season, and the SF market, while it exists, doesn't really compare to Chattanooga. 

Everyone focuses on the big cities, but I'm not a fan of that strategy.

In the city, it seems most of the 1b/1ba rent for 400-450.

I work with Property Management in Houston but can recommend some great networking/educational events for you :) Check out Space City REI - there's monthly meetups with an educational speaker relating to real estate investing and there are plenty of Investors looking for Wholesalers out there! 

If you're in real estate, whether as an agent or a developer, SB-9 in San Diego City is something you need to have on your radar and smart investors can make it work to their advantage.

The City/County/State rent caps only apply to leases that are being renewed. 

Are you targeting your local market/city? 

The best place to start is to pin point the exact area/city where you would like to purchase a property.

I can keep going, but that will all depend on each answer.Let us jump to your comment about your spreadsheet calculator, as I mentioned market could be completely different depending on where you live in, fo this you have to look at what you want to focus on "appreciation" or "cash-flow", there is a balance between them when one increase the other drecrease, and that will always depend on the market, neighborhood and cities where you are planning to invest.Finishing with your comment about wholesaling, please don't look at it until you fully move-in, wholesaling is another beast that is managed different and requires a lot of partnership, relationship and local knowledge.Let me know if I can be helpful in anything else. 

Would it be a good idea to create an LLC, let's call it "2500 Oak Street LLC" (fictitious new address) then list the new LLC as the owner of the home?