Here's a list of some of the best cities in the country for cash-flow, landlord-friendliness and appreciation

I see this was a older post from 7 years ago, however let me know if you can help with answer some of the questions listed here. 

Question: The listing says "Owner will not pay for any repairs.

I would suggest doing the real estate tour, its really the only way to see what they have as many listings that are not on the MLS. 

Softwares can have differing "freshness" of data based on locations they support.For example, one software may update their pre-foreclosure list for Akron, Ohio 1x a week and another 1x a month.

If you don't already have a buyer list built out, it may be easier to sell your leads to existing wholesalers, depending on your lead acquisition cost. 

AirBNB is a platform where you list your STRs.Second, take some time and do a search here for arbitrage.

Before you run any ads on Facebook, make sure your website and all OTA listings are outstanding and recently optimized. 

Because later, you can easily use it as your mailing list!

For clarity, please note that Folsom has the Real-Time Market Profile with the lower median list price of $820,000 and also the For Sale/Sold/Pended graph with less inventory.