My current flow is 1) find a house that matches the configuration (X beds, Y bath)  in a certain neighborhood (Redfin or my agent)2) pull up rent data in rentometer / Zillow 3) run through my spreadsheet with expenses, taxes, insurances and etc I would love these to be automated.

The Midwest in general, can be typically like this.At our property management company in Cincinnati we have a significant amount of out of state investors (many in Cali) and they love our market because like you said, there are opportunities for lower priced homes compared to where you live.The biggest thing in my opinion is to find the right Realtor to help you navigate the different neihborhoods in Cinci as I believe it'll be very difficult for any out of state investor to TRULY know what they are getting into without a very good Realtor.Reach out directly to me if you want to chat more! 

Love this!

I've been looking into all 3 states over the past few days but would love to connect with and hear from anyone familiar with the markets. 

Hi Joseph,I would love to connect with you! 

Our solution combines real estate data with the power of AI to help users analyze their deals faster and with more confidence to make better decisions and buy better deals.We're in the early stages and would love to hear from you.

Great, I would love to join

We repainted, changed out the art, replaced a couch and had it photographed anew.

One metric I love to use in your situation is “return on equity”.

As much as I would love to help this group out, as I have done for other owners/operators, I think this investment opportunity is past the point of saving.