Pinata is a popular resource that's free for tenants to use whether or not the landlord participates!

With strong demand and guaranteed, government-backed rent, Columbus is an excellent choice for investors seeking reliable cash flow.

It only stands to reason that more and more investors jumped into the STR pool in the most popular tourist destination in the world - vacation rentals near Disney and Universal theme parks. 

A final choice would be to rent the primary in a few months, reside in a rental for several years, sell the primary, and purchase another SFH for rental and a SFH residence as a new primary.Is this a viable place to begin investing?

Moot point then.But in response to your original question, no, I would not even consider climate in my choices for where to buy rentals or investment properties.

REI Central is probably the largest/most popular - typically 100+ people.

When people don’t have the optionality of another remote work job, they are going to have no choice

Is this a popularity contest to you all?

I had it prior but had to make a career choice about 5 years ago when I was working for a dealership because it was too time consuming to keep it open. 

The right choice not only depends on the property, but the investor as well.