Southern/midwest states have a great rental population, growth potential and are landlord friendly!

My recommendation is to choose cities in safe and economically diversified areas with above-average income and population growth.

@Tanner Cory The two biggest factors in a market you should look at are population growth and job opportunities.

Don't give up, you're in a great area that has seen high growth, almost zero vacancies, and is supported with diverse employment sectors and NJ and NYC transplants

Market cap rates have less to do with interest rates than rent growth.  

But, we have incredible rent growth.

Curious about rent growth, avg income, % of population that own vs rent, etc. and how the data has typically trended.Thank you

On the other hand I think long term equity will be good because of the plans for growth.

The growth of Amazon, Dollar General and ABC Supply CO. in the area has made this market a top tier rental market.

Looking around I didn't see that anyone was hosting a cashflow game in Oklahoma City anymore so I decided to start hosting one to keep learning and growing with others.No matter where you are on your investing journey I think getting together with other investors and sharing ideas is a principle for growth and success.