They also serve as great educational opportunities to learn about players in the space, current trends/topics and future thoughts and projections.

Is this a trend that people may be offloading in a market?

I've heard podcast about pricing trends and would like to investigate the towns I am investing in.

-Population trends-Unemployment %-Median/mean house cost-Avg. rent vs. avg. purchase cost -Available inventory

I specialize in waterfront properties and farm homes and was looking for tips as far as any trends you all as investors are noticing while finding strategies to invest in these types of properties. 

Ohio is an excellent option if you are looking for a long term rental that produces cash flow and will increase rapidly in equity.However, you need to know the market trends and neighborhoods in order to maximize your investment.

If they are outside CA (likely as the prices in CA are crazy) then which areas, markets, trends, etc. do people look for?

There are always things you can't see that might be on the verge of failing.Of course, there are trends.

Single-family homes in San Diego County reached a new high of $925,000.And resale condos saw a significant rise, as the median hit a record high of $640,000, up from February’s peak of $612,250.These aggressive upward price trends will likely slow in the coming months as interest rates continue to go higher.Good luck!

I find that smaller properties trend toward the Airbnb.