Hi Jagger-Great question.I am a fellow Michigander from Ann Arbor.Nothing against Maine but the Midwest has seen some of the strongest rent growth in the country.When I consult with my clients, if they don't have the budget for a market like Ann Arbor, I direct them to Lansing, MI.The cashflow is strong, the economy is stable, it is the State capital so there is always economic development creating new jobs, the price point is relatively affordable because the cost of living is lower there, and appreciation is predictably linear.I also advise investors to buy duplexes and up so you always have a rent check coming in most of the time if you have a vacancy.

Aldo, I set up a drive to diferente areas to check the neighborhoods doing the day and I will drive same places after dark to check them out.2.

Check it out. 

It is more beneficial to build to market standards to ensure that you have appropriate demand when you sell.

Check a couple other ways. 

Reading - check, saving - check, learning which game to play (maybe fix and flip or BRRRR depends on the case) I went for the first time to a local meetup yesterday, hoping to know more fellow investor and industry people for sure.

I've never heard of this company before but want to check into it further.

Initially, it had gone under contract after 1 day on the market and we had not been able to check it out.

I was just about to pick up the course myself when I decided to check on biggerpockets.  

Check out some local meetups in your area to connect with more investors.