Columbia, SC (I am biased), Augusta, GA, Chattanooga TN, Huntsville, AL, etc.  

As a CPA, it probably sounds biased to say hire a CPA but I genuinely believe having them done by a qualified professional will make future transactions with any of those properties go much smoother.

It's just more bias from the press.

@Eric Hyde - Great choice of location (but I'm really biased!

I am a bit biased being in Arizona but there are good properties in good areas that may not get the cap rates in other markets, but people like to live here and are coming to Arizona.

His Marketing Director of Social and Local Engagement, Eric Bleau, has been my mentor for the past few months, so I am a little biased maybe, but it'll be a great resource for you nevertheless. 

Lots of people have hindsight bias exacerbated by a misunderstanding of the 2008 Financial Crisis that drive them to expect when RE prices get to high the bottom drops out everywhere. 2008 was a credit bubble that drove a Real Estate bubble.

Akron and Cleveland are extremely ‘blue’ cities, with Canton quickly catching up, with passing more and more tenant biased laws.  

I'm obviously biased but having a good architect with experience is what you are doing can be an advocate with a professional duty to protect your interests especially if you don't already have a relationship with a trusted GC

They are a competitor, so I am not biased in their favor at all.