All 4 are great locations.Have you visited all 4 locations?

I am from the former foreclosure capital of USA, stockton,CA.

places rents went to zero in the 08 crash  PHX  VEGAS  parts of FLA  parts of Atlanta  Detroit  and many other urban core areas.Central CA  inland empire.. 

Who'd want to pay for the Property Manager to make monthly visits to a Detroit house or Duplex?

I would like to get opinions from other BP types on side income & networking opportunity that I've stumbled into.I'm an active REI investor in Southern CA with a day job in the electrical industry; I've been actively employed for over 25 yrs, and I plan to replace my W2 income with rental income over the next five years.

County tax appraisal office values it at $158,212.Saw pics of the house online, and plan on visiting it later this weekend.Owner is 70’s years old, and wants to retire and move to Arizona.

Im about to put 3% down to book a townhome is milpitas. i haven't visited the physical site yet but got on their priority list through their web site. 

Here in my area of California, those would be astronomical charges if we had a Cleveland winter here but it seems rates are much better in the Midwest, even though usage would be much higher.

I haven't been to Raleigh ever, so planning to visit next week. 

@Jim JacksonJim: You have "California" investor problems ... lots of equity and no cash.Refinancing the buildings would still leave you with 3 properties that don't produce cash.