It's much harder to find a quality PM that has solid policies and processes in place to protect your property, income, time, and sanity with little owner involvement.When considering investing in a market, I recommend starting with your search for a good PM.

There aren't high-interest money market accounts for businesses and most, if not all, high-yield money markets are for personal accounts.

Neighborhood schools garner 4’s for elementary and high school and a 7 for the local middle school.We don’t live in Oregon, but do live in the pacific northwest and regularly visit relatives who live in the Grants Pass/Medford area.

High prices, anti-landlord laws and a deteriorating condition in many ways, especially downtown.

Hey Naseema, I highly recommend adding Detroit to your list.I invest there (from California) and know a lot of folks in NY that do the same.

Highly recommend letting them throw their hat in the ring as you shop your rates. 

And I would HIGHLY recommend to read this article I wrote for Bigger Pockets on how to find good lenders that you can find HERE.

Another thing was how expensive tools and equipment were for the rehab and just to have around.

Guidance can be obtained via tools such as the 1% rule.4.

The plumber packed his tools and left.