All the markets you mentioned are solid choices for affordability and long-term growth potential.If you’re looking to narrow it down, consider Indianapolis or Columbia, SC, as both have strong rental demand, landlord-friendly laws, and stable economies.

The big knock is cost of living and home affordability but I never hear complaints about that from ppl coming from NY or California 😂

Good luck and I hope you find a solution :)

Higher property taxes compound the expense for buyers, making affordability harder to achieve.

From my experience, here are a few property management companies that my clients have worked with:ERA Solutions: They have a strong presence in C-class neighborhoods.Realize Property Management: Better suited for A and B-class neighborhoods, though they do manage some C-class properties.Ohio Elite Management: Primarily focuses on B and C-class neighborhoods.

I think you're on the right track with Lowell - that's consistently been one of the most affordable markets in the greater Boston area when you consider price to rent metrics.

For his first two years here he stayed in a rooming house, because he couldn’t afford his own house or apartment.After World War II this country “got rich”, affordable housing became plentiful as “the suburbs” were developed.  

If you believe the solution to your problem is how much you are paying a real estate agent, the problem is not with the real estate agent. 

Most students from my experience, are locked up with housing by that time and I can’t afford to go a full school year without it leased 🤣😭

The landlords solution is to make us all “owners” by creating a lease option to purchase contract.