Orlando’s solid too, but competition’s high, and some areas lean on tourism.

A cost segregation study was performed on this single family home in Iowa City, Iowa with a depreciable cost basis of $649,900.

The 'buy in' costs are high, no doubt.

Reach out to them for terms on a HELOC. should be much better than Better.One look at that and i would tell you it's wayyyy too high, but there's not enough info from your post to determine what is contributing to that interest rate.

Jobs are always a good indicator of growth areas especially good high paying jobs.

You talk about consistent performance but you are going off of the word of inexperienced investors who don't have a clue about what they are doing.  

Since you’re considering Midwest markets, I’d highly recommend adding Detroit to your list of cities to research.

Looking for high equity growth areas is a bit of a gamble.

I recommend people only sell if (a) you can invest the capital in something that performs better, or (b) it aligns with your goals.

If you have an RC Wiley or similar mid/high end furniture/appliance/home furnishings/flooring shop.