Definitely high cost of living, where the median home price is nearing $950k.The first year of house hacking the property I cut my mortgage in half.

There are approximately 28 Multi-family duplexes active on the MLS ranging in prices as low as $50,000-$219,000 with a median rent of about $929.

Monthly pre-tax income for household (minimum $5000)7.)

Tuscaloosa, the home of The University of Alabama’s flagship campus, could also be a good fit—plus, it’s only about 60 miles southwest of Birmingham.As a very brief overview, the median home price in Tuscaloosa is about $250,000, while median rents are about $1,500.

@Jack Cottrelli get nervous when new investors buy random properties out of state.this is below the median price in KC, so i am assuming it may be in a more challenging neighborhood.  

San Diego 92154 has median income of 120k with price only 750k so it's pretty affordable.

The median sales price in the area is $265k.

The median income is low but the amount of renters is high.

This is a very rough comparison, for Maui island only, but in 2012 median condo price was $356,158.

I'm sure there are great, stable areas in Columbus but I'm not convinced the appreciation has been as strong as most would lead you to believe.I don't know much about Cincinnati, but one glance at the median list price over the past 5 years (attached below) would be enough for me to write it off as not appreciating.I'm personally partial to Detroit and that's where I invest and do a lot of business with other folks as well.