I am willing to look in San Diego county, riverside and San Bernardino county as well being that my work allows me to commute from far away. 

They are newer, crime is relatively low, roads are great, a reasonable commute to the airports, lots of medical choices, shopping etc.Queen Creek and San Tan Valley are going to be a little more affordable and also a little further out.

However in reality, some new Yorkers are the okay paying more due to the high prices in NYC, whick in turn, I think it's creating an inflation in prices in commuter towns.

Murfreesboro is a rental market because Middle Tennessee State University is there and has some commuters that work in Nashville/Brentwood/Franklin area. 

Current Property #s:-remaining mortgage (just refinanced this year): $192000-P&I: $809/mo-HOA: 340/mo-Taxes: 500/mo-estimated selling price: $320000-estimated monthly rent: $2800 in a very desirable location, great for commuters or local professionals. 

It was basically a really expensive party.Im not saying don't go and get an education, what im saying is if you are, make sure you have a clear path in mind and you can be smart about paying for it (commute, part time job, etc). 

If you're trying to invest in buy and hold student rentals I would look into the surrounding markets like Sun Prairie, Fitchburg and Middleton as these have some student housing, for commuters and graduate aged students, and are somewhat more reasonably priced. 

Also more and more Seattle commuters now that the techies are WFH and/or won't need to go in every day when things open up again. 

My commute to my "normal" job is filled to you and Josh every week.With every property I wholesale or flip, I pay a $500 referral fee (if it was referred) and I write a $500 check to Habitat for Humanity.  

Just a safety update to us commuters who listen while driving.