Fort Lauderdale

@pj fortunately you live here and can drive around. they predominately were built in pockets of Dallas and Fort Worth.

Good luck and reach out if I can help as I am in Fort Mill, SC. 

It does cash flow well on paper, but also flooded with rentals and market can tank when Army deploys out of Fort Hood.

I know there is a fort bragg which is brining lots of military folks in to this town and has very high rent to owner ratio.

I read about Cleveland, OH, Toledo, OH,  Champagne-Urbana, IL, Jamestown, NY  or Fort Wayne, IN as potential good options. 

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If you plan on staying in Fort Lauderdale long term, you may want to find a house you can house-hack or that has a mother in law quarter.

Other markets that I've considered are Nashville Tennessee and Florida Panhandle (Navarre Beach, Fort Walton Beach, 30A Area) since so many people seem to be moving to Florida. 

I've considered the Florida Panhandle (Fort Walton Beach, Navarre Beach, West Panama City) - the property tax rate is low, not sure about insurance costs.