Jobs, wine vineyards, local beers, diverse foods, sports. 

Strong schools, great activities (recreations - sports for the kids, library). 

Just be careful you don't put yourself in a position where these d bags can accuse you of slandering them or their companies, Josh.

"Well sir, you are lacking strength in exactly just two body parts to do this sport properly";) What, my arms?....

the trick is to have a house near a popular bar or sports arena / field if you want to cater to a younger crowd

No better way to learn than bugging and bagging someone that is on a current flip :))

From my experience, the low end properties is a mixed bag.  

I'm thinking mid size to larger cities with a college, large hospital, sports teams or some kind of seasonal industry.I find this attractive, as some of the cities I've been thinking of moving to, and house hacking in a quadplex, are affordable, which is great for buying.

Brown bag the lunch and get there.

I think the reason some labdlords are against it because, Landlords got in while the getting was good with HUD and did not do the proper checks and balances and due diligence on applicants because they were excited about the guaranteed monthly income and in turn they rented to undesirable applicants and were left holding the bag on repairs, ect.