Oakland , Berkeley and San Francisco  are notorious for their strict rent control.

I was one of those people that had a pulse and they gave me a home for a notorious mortgage that split into an 80/20.

I know a few agents personally, sitting in a prison bunk now for working around things on a short sale, thinking they were smarter than everyone else in the room. 

You become almost a prisoner of your job - sacrificing your values or views just to make sure you stay employed for as long as you can.

@Ronald Julien Rhode Island Housing is notoriously difficult to work with.

PC term for "an alternative to prison for felonies."   

Also, Boomers are notoriously fond of their "stuff", so self-storage facilities should continue to do well.Bolster your portfolio with those assets.

CoC returns are notoriously low in Houston and TX for that matter due to the high property taxes and insurance rates there.

Tenants in Chi are notorious for using the law against their landlord to stay in their apartment without paying for any reason and can end up staying for sometimes up to a year without paying.

With all that, no a person will not get anywhere near same results by just posting on Zillow or (and I can't believe anyone suggested this) Craig's List which by the way is notoriously the absolute worst place to find a tenant hands down.