Are you looking into house hack or just pure investment properties, or development like building potential DADU/ADU on an existing units?

but i think for just pure cash flow  the Dalles might make sense you have the big cloud computing center there etc.. so you get a lot of over flow from the folks that work for the Boeing subsidiary in Hood River.. they make the drones. 

Pure investment properties need more like 20-25%  I recommend going to a mortgage broker, versus a specific bank because a broker can shop across a lot of lenders.  

Also they are building an electric car/truck battery factory in lordstown which I believe will build batteries for the new hummer.

If you are looking purely for cash flow, probably the tertiary markets are your best bet.

There were hardwood floors under all of the carpet, and I had the carpet and padding ripped out, floor sanded down to the pure wood, and stained with polyurethane to protect.

Also keep in mind with sump pumps, it might be wise to have a backup battery for them in case you lose power in a huge storm

And since your COC return is largely a function of exceeding your fixed costs - especially your PITI - most of these dollars left on the table would have been essentially pure profit. 

As purely investment, it doesn't make as much sense to me as other areas that own (primarily North central MD and South central PA), but.....we ski a lot and would use a ski place 4-5 weekends in the winter (we're about 4 hrs away). 

Some allow the 10yr lithium battery though.As far as major repairs, it's always a worry.