Examples:44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/ 44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/ 44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/ It has the highest rents on average in all of Ohio for major cities and the median income is not even in the top 3.

However, in some cities, getting work permits is difficult and slow so it can really hurt the investors' timeline through no fault of their own.

As I'm looking for a house hack, I'd really love to live in a decent area (some in Jersey City can be iffy).

Focus on factors like what is driving cities to grow both in population and economics.

I just purchased a 2bd 2br condo in Kansas City with a VA home loan.

Michigan and any other reasonable Midwest city.

Pete, try looking at cities within an hour of those areas.Lately, I’ve actually been seeing more properties hit the 1% rule, which hasn’t happened in a while.

Go to courthouse in city where your rental is, or see if docket is available online, and write down the names of the attorneys with the most landlord-tenant cases.

Jersey City is hot right now but like I tell my clients the majority of the time I can find them deals that make more sense in Essex County but that depends on the client and what their needs are along with their comfort level. 

I didn't have much money, and not much experience but I used my background in finance to put together a syndication and buy an old office building and drive thru on .59 acres with the purpose of developing housing.My passion was creating housing in a city with under 2% vacancy and skyrocketing housing costs.