Build a basic small stick home for $100,000.  1mm metro area 20 minutes away.  4 lane interstate 2 miles away.  

Texas and the Carolinas have seen strong appreciation, but cash flow is getting tighter in some metros.

This would be the Class A property in Indianapolis metro area. 

For Oklahoma Metro landlords — does the winter slowdown really justify lowering rent estimates right now?

@Chaim MalWe’re a Property Management Company (PMC) in Metro Detroit ONLY, with 25+ years of experience, and we’ve seen owners make the same mistakes, over & over again when looking to hire a PMC – which drives us nuts!.

Rent growth is defined by the city, not the property.Here are the city characteristics I would require:A metro population above 1MStrong, sustained population growth (the driver of price and rent increases)Low crime — high crimes do not attract jobs or people.

Yes, we are seeing the same trend here in Metro Atlanta.

Well you won't find much in the multi fam space at 200k or less unless you are going to pump in another 100k in the metro (unless it is a very undesirable area with other issues you cannot control). 

For markets, secondary cities can offer strong opportunities if you can identify areas with population growth, solid rent demand, and limited new supply sometimes these outperform the bigger Sun Belt metros in ROI.  

This matters a lot more than picking "the best" market.Price range: look up the median price for the greater area (metro area or 30+ min commute) and then buy close to the median or ideally a little over.Great points from @Travis Timmons