I am biased, but take a look at Cleveland, Akron, or other Ohio cities.

I've just seen the renting to roommates strategy go bad for a number of people, so I'm strongly biased towards multifamily properties. 

Many sellers and listing agents have a bias against VA loans, and view them as more difficult to deal with.

Not because I am biased, but because I have seen far too often people who start out investing in real estate, and try to do the taxes themselves.

As with just about everything, there is a sampling bias. 

@Jeeten Afini trying NOT to be biased here, but hiring a PMC is usually the best option when you are not local to your rental(s).The challenge is finding a GREAT PMC, which most owners screw up by focusing on the cheapest instead of doing any real deep screening.Regarding batteries, the handyman or agent should be able to handle.

To properly advise someone on issues relating to their financial well being, an ADVISOR should not be biased toward any particular ‘product’, therefore the advisor’s compensation should not be tied to selling that product.  

I'm biased, but I like investing in PG and Baltimore City - both areas where there is a lot of development activity and also still a lot of potential in my opinion, for different reasons in each area.

My eviction case was dismissed by the VERY biased Bronx Housing Court Judge last minute because of a technicality, all because I would not let the illegal tenants stay 90 days extra (they are not even on the lease).

Granted I'm biased because I live in Brewerytown and have done several dozen projects in Brewerytown but the reason I chose to plant my flag here ~8 years ago was the location, which can't be beat.