If your place is similar, it is not a stretch for you to do the same or better. 

The leaves in the backyard is a bit of a stretch but maybe they don't want the house to look unsightly.

while homes do rent for 2k and up in okc they are not the majority of the market by any stretch of the imagination.

The contemporaneous price increase from West Phoenix to North Tempe/South Scottsdale was a bit of a stretch for us, but we were still fairly new.In 2016, Arizona passed the law that banned cities from putting any restrictions on Airbnbs.  

Finally, we should know that large stretches of Golden State are notorious for prostitution and drug dealing.By contrast, let's look at a property in Clovis: http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/19833265/605-W-Ashl...This fourplex is listed at $415,000, with a 3% cap rate, and actuals of $12k NOI.  

The prices look right, but I'm worried about long stretches of vacancies in some of those areas (I'll admit I am less familiar with them).

Can you afford to be east of California, or should you stretch it back to Kedzie based on your budget?

Although your assessment of every other state wholesalers are making a comfortable living might be a stretch.

As financing gets stretched to 40-year terms, that will only cause prices to climb. 

I was lucky to have the perfect tenant in place for seven-years, coupled with minimal maintenance over that stretch.