@Vasundhara Ranjani  Check out the OH market

I'll check into that along with a couple of other leads. 

check with your title company.

Also if hands off out of state like mine, you will need an air conditioning contractor to check the AC every 6 months, aoubt $290 annually plus and parts after inspection, a property manager contract to fix the white goods or boilers etc. 

I will also check out the areas you mentioned.

You can use a Land Trust to hold properties in California without paying the $800 fee or check into a Wyoming type LLC that does the same thing.Good Investing...

Alternatively, explore conventional loans with higher down payments for potential flexibility and lower rates, or check out private lenders for more complex projects.

@Christopher Mooney- HELOCS are relatively  generic  from one lender to another ...check terms ...margin...indexes ..maximum ltv and cltv  allowed ...interest only payment  terms ...overall terms ....prepayment  options .   

Go check how much the Russell 2000 or the S&P 500 are leveraged.

Its a soft credit check to apply which does not impact your score.