The most popular markets are Cleveland, OhioToledo, OhioMemphis, TennesseeBirmingham, AlabamaKansas City, MissouriIndianapolis, Indiana Detroit, MichiganEach of these markets is popular with turnkey investors because of the low barrier to entry, high rental demand & high rent to price ratio.

If you move and more than three to four weeks go by without return of deposit it is probably not “reasonable”.Most landlord-tenant disputes over deposits arise over the issue of damages versus normal wear and tear.

Even with the right procedure problems will always arise!

This is why I would not take a full year up front, because There is very little advantage to doing so, but a number of problems that can arise

@Jeremy Helsabeck the markets you listed for 75k-125k purchases are way too popular!

The answer is , despite popular believe, you don’t.

@Jacob Jones Meetup.com is very popular.

we like the general gulf coast side of florida as well as Gatlinburg TN which are obviously vastly different but seem popular.

That obviously depends on your level of willingness to deal with problems should they arise.For a 500 sq ft condo, there's only so many issues that can arise, but they can arise. 

The demand for both multi-family homes (usually apartments for rent) and 1-family units (usually for home purchase) is expected to remain strong because housing construction for 1-family and multi-family units is still behind the demand arising from household formation and demand for replacement housing.