Western states are nottttt the place for rentals right now.

Single family home in need of some TLC for sale in western PA for $39,900.Median house price in the neighborhood $75-80kAverage rent for a similar property in that zip code $850-$900I would be putting down 20%, 5% interest, 30 years.Allocating $15k for rehabTotal cash needed $24,177Rent: $900/moVacancy: 5% ($45)Taxes: $238/moHome Insurance: $38/moMaintenance: 8% ($72)Capital Expenditures: 8% ($72)Utilities/Landscaping paid by tenant. 

Of course a few get through the crack but in Western Florida and NJ  I cant see banks giving anything away recently . 

We self-manage and I do most of the maintenance work.As I see things, the overwhelming reality of western PA in my rental market segment is that small outfits like ours are almost exclusively composed of greedy and stupid landlords who routinely lie to, steal from, and cheat their tenants as a matter of course. 

The decay of Western civilization can be seen up and down the entirety of the West coast.

I live next to Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley which are massive lakes in Western Kentucky. 

If you are investing in Chicago I can definitely help you (especially the western suburbs). 

House is in western NC.

I keep tabs on vacancy rates as those would correspond to market saturation in my market (Chicago western suburbs).

Downside is home possible has income restrictions where you can only use it in certain neighborhoods such as Western half of Logan Square not east half, etc.If outside the income non-restricted areas then FHA can also be a good option for house hacking which is 3.5% down.PM me I can send you a few good investment friendly lenders contacts.