Finding a cash flowing property in San Diego is not easy, so this is a fairly rare opportunity, and I can self-manage it.Because I am closing soon on my new house, I don't have as much time as I'd like to meet equity investors the traditional way (meet ups, networking, etc.) and am looking for something fairly quickly.

Our current investments have been in San Diego and got lucky with appreciation and rental rates, but we realize that we need to explore out of California for an investment to make sense.  

I have to assume this is a situation many others have found themselves in before and so I'm hoping there could be some clear guidance on process and legality.Situation: There's a prospective landlord in San Francisco with no next-of-kin and no social ties to name a recipient to transfer ownership of their property to after they pass away.

I’m open to both, short or long-term, in Austin or the surrounding areas (mostly considering San Marcos).

I do not want to go into another vacation market but rather a metro area with a more diversified economy again just to get into a different type of asset.That being said I do want to continue to short term rent the next few properties we get at least in the first few years of ownership in order to increase cash flow to combat these higher prices and carrying costs before potentially converting to more passive long terms down the line.Therefore I am looking for markets that 1) have a decent draw of visitors year round 2) have regulations that allow strs in some parts of the city 3) Are in growing cities in the west or south.Below is a list of markets I have identified as potential places to look and I was hoping to get some insight from either other investors doing the same thing or agents/investors in any of these markets on whether this is potentially a good market to explore or not.1) Salt Lake City (this is right at the top of my list due to its proximity to ski resorts, expanding of the airport and long term strategic business planning of the area but I have very little knowledge of this market)2) Denver 3) Phoenix (used to live in AZ and like the fact that the state of AZ seems to look favorable on strs)4) Tucson (see above but lower home prices/potentially less appreciation)5) San Diego/LA (these are attractive because of their proximity to my home in Irvine)6) San Antonio (love that it is very close to the booming Austin and feel that this is a market that could see some real growth in the future)7) Tampa/St Pete (I have always been very interested in this market for both short term and long term rentals)8) Raleigh (have invested in Charlotte and love NC but again very little knowledge on this area)Any insights or advice on any of this would be greatly appreciated.

The best channels may depend on the market but overall these are the best ones for my markets (San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco): 1.

If you need references for either of them in San Diego, let me know.

Hi my name is Ornella i am from Colombia, living and investing in San Antonio.

The article has some great graphs that are informative as they illustrate the housing price trends of 7 major metropolitan areas in the US, including the San Francisco Bay Area over a 20+ year period.

Or you can invest in San Antonio and househack there.