And, where there is a barrier to entry perhaps there is more opportunity. 

Contemplating Sacarmento, but prices are still on the rise and the entry points are higher than I'd want.

You use to be able to pay $20/month and have unlimited access to the data base, but now you only get 100 look ups each month.

Hi @Steven Richards, There are some great articles and great data on the BP Insights section that may help you prick your preferred market. 

My wife and I have jumped in to the whole world of REI and living/working in North Jersey the bar of entry is quite high if you are looking to get straight into an investment unit.

Try propstream.com, I've found their data to be pretty accurate.

Use Zillow and rentometer.com to get data and analyze a few from your home to see what type of returns there are.If these meet your investment criteria then start looking in person by contacting the listing agent.Let me know if you have any questions.

You just need to dig in the data and find a good deal.

We have a $200 repair deductible clause in the lease and no new equipment without our approval clause.they found mouse droppings and some opening in the garage which they thought cud be the mouse entry point so we promptly filled it with steel wools and gave them mouse traps.

There are several data providers that sell such data.