Any tips on where to look or which venues to consider would be greatly appreciated!

Hotel/Motel, Condo, Apartments all have had substantial rates because a lot of companies have either stopped writing the business or non-renewed it and the companies that will still write it have to take premium because of the risk they're taking on.I know that doesn't help you at all but my advice would be if you have an independent agent who you trust and like and believe they're doing the best they can for you stick with them and let them work all the markets for you.

Any advice/tips would be great!

If just starting out maybe do a small flip with a good mentor in your local market or buy your first rental to learn the game and start building that wealth.

Any tips?

Mariposa's growing market further enhanced its appeal.

Due to the market appreciation during the last few years of regular payments I was able to remove the PMI from all loans except for one.

Quote from @Randy Vincent: It depends on the market.

Leveraging Bob's local market expertise, we secured the property for $30,000.

Leveraging Brittany's local market expertise, we secured the property for $200,000.