I am biased because I live here but Phoenix is a great market, it gets ranked #1 for investing all the time and it shows. 

Canton is a great area but I am biased as I grew up in Stark County and now live about a 1/2 hour south.  

I know it may sound as a BIAS from my side but I think this should NOT be legal to put covenant, see my logic here a builder build a whole community and one part of it is rentals the rest is single family, they put covenants and restrict the market to rent by room just to ensure they can rent their rentals that is a sort of monopolistic behavior and should not be legal.

I admittedly have a bias against condos for the following reasons:1) HOAs - both a lack of control over fees and assessments, as well as potential regulation changes2) they don’t appreciate as much3) you have to work a lot harder to differentiate yourself from your neighbors. 

This can only sound biased, so if you reach out I will send you references and pricing.

So far, I’ve only invested in stocks and the idea of investing in real estate seems somewhat risky to me.With this being a real estate forum, of course there will be bias as it relates to the stock market vs. real estate.

Certainly not by liquidating their retirement accounts that just suffered an historic drop in value.Do you feel that Oregon’s bias against landlords is a temporary fad, or a permanent change that may even worsen over time? 

You should get plenty of discussions over the years.If you search a real estate investing website, you'll find most opinions are biased towards real estate.

This would help everyone feel confident that your reviews come from genuine firsthand experience rather than potentially biased marketing. 

I'm currently biased towards Indianapolis based on its job growth and affordability, but you could honestly find deals in any of the markets you mentioned (and if your heart is set on the Atlanta metro area, I'd strongly suggest the towns Union City and Fairburn based on their growth, appreciation, and price -- I almost closed on a good BRRRR deal in Fairburn but the rehab was just out of my budget).