Your statement about buying in Ohio,Tennessee, or Arizona out producing Ca is factually wrong.  30 years ago, 20 years ago, 10 years San Fran, LA, and San Diego were more expensive to purchase than the midwest or Arizona.  

Instead, I own other income-producing assets, which consist of publicly-traded securities, high-yield saving accounts, and crowdfund real estate.

I just happened to see a video somewhere of someone searching their COUNTY on the site and came up with over 500 results, then I searched my STATE and produced 20.

@Tyler Wisner you have some good suggestions above but many "buy and hold" investors look for 3 method of income on investment properties:Appreciation of the Property - Meaning the local economy is strong enough to support a healthy housing marketPrinciple Buy Down - Meaning every payment your renter makes to you pays down the principle balance of the mortgageCash Flow - the amount of money you earn each month that is OVER and ABOVE your expenses on the propertyIf you find a market where you can have these 3 items you should be able to have a good market to invest in.  

Boasting 7 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, this home can really produce some significant cashflow.

Include a healthy cash reserve (10% of total property value or more).

I will say though that I have been able to mine some nuggets from his videos but it does require a healthy dose of skeptyasysum.Cheers and Happy Investing!

I can also produce financial reports needed for loan applications, etc. at the click of a mouse.

@DeAnna Henson I think maybe you could just spend 95k on a turnkey which will produce as soon as you get it rented.

Maybe you can show that she uses a car to produce income I.e driving for Uber.