I'm currently located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia with intentions of relocating to Las Vegas in 3 years but I'm unsure about what market I want to purchase in. 

just beating all the Columbus brokers to the punch :)   personally I like Las Vegas for west coast investors..  1. some of the lowest property tax rates in the country  2. desert scape  super easy for tenants to keep up with .3. newer stock  not 50 to 100 year old stuff that is cap ex heavy.