We take on 100% of the liability, do all the work and sometimes even put our own cash on the line and only get a portion of the deal (sometimes as low as 30% or even 20%).If I want to know more about Phoenix (as I buy hotels all over the country), hope I can chat with either of you.

Especially if it has eastern facing windows for great morning light.

Oakland scares me, considering renting out my home if I decide to leave the USA for a lower cost of living country in the future, although I know a few people who bought in 2008 renting their homes out in Oakland and doing well. 

Self storage and country subdivision lots.  

Orlando is not like the rest of the country where you can have a cabin in the woods or a treehouse and be unique..we are built for 75 Million visitors a year and they all need accommodations.Most of the more successful units are larger and have fantastic themed rooms/garages etc.

I am a firm believer that you have to live there and offset your prop tax's with zero income tax and of course be a local and self manage. then to me its like any other market in the country basically..

NYC is one of the worse cities in the country for landlords.

If you know of anyone looking for a hand in Central Texas (Austin or Hill Country), feel free to shoot me a DM here!

I have self-managed and had a PM from a far AND I manage properties for investors that are out of the state/country.

The MEDIAN rents (50% higher, 50% lower) for the entire country are surveyed, collected and posted by HUD on their website www.HUDuser.org by either county or zip code in all 50 states.