I own and operate a local firm here in Green Bay.

We're Ruth & Sam - aspiring real estate investors in the Bay Area, eager to learn from experienced individuals like yourselves.

He works in the Tampa Bay Area and all over Florida.

I live in South Florida and have been working with different section 8 programs from Miami Dade County, Broward, Tampa Bay Area, Orlando, Jacksonville, etc...

Hello,My name is Gigi Merritt, I live in the South Bay about 50 miles south of San Francisco, California. 

There's pockets all over the greater Tampa Bay Area that are B class and up but balancing that with a decent cap rate is going to be tricky unless you either have low cap rate expectations or are will to do value add to the property or being more creative such as using a short or midterm rental strategy or even room by room with padsplit.2) Verify as well the 1031 is going to allow "like for like" into a single family. 

Coos Bay/Northbend- The largest city on the Oregon Coast, Coos Bay has its history.

Coastal CA with the Bay Area, LA or San Diego will hold its value and it doesn't take too many properties to build long term wealth.

If it's important to be near the Bay area then maybe consider the Tahoe Reno, NV market because it's only a few hours away if you need to go to the office and it offers a landlord friendly environment, low property taxes, and no state income tax.

Sacramento is the #1 market that people from the bay area are moving to.