Maybe you can choose an area where your friend or relative is living. 

I recommend the major cities in Ohio:-Columbus, great for appreciation, pp is a bit higher around $220k for multifamily https://learn.roofstock.com/blog/columbus-oh-real-estate-market-Cincinnati, has a mix of cash flow and appreciation, with average multifamily around $180k. https://www.noradarealestate.com/blog/cincinnati-real-estate-market/-Cleveland, has a lot of cash flow potential, average multiform around $140k. https://learn.roofstock.com/blog/cleveland-real-estate-marketThere are other smaller markets like Dayton, Akron, and Newark, and we are starting to see these areas boom due to huge investors and corporations like Intel choosing to set up shop in these kinds of areas.

There are a lot of out of state markets to choose from if you're looking into better deals than CA.

You live and you learn :-)Subsequently, we took each rental loan in one of our names so we could maximize and get up to 20 conventional loans.I realize that is not what you are asking but figured I would share so others don't make the same mistake.PS: yes, you can have the loan in one name and the property title in both names, if you so choose.

I fully agree with the value add option over trying to buy a fully remodeled home and pray for appreciation.Whatever you choose, be sure that you can hold on long term.

I live and invest in the Des Moines area, so I may be a little biased, but I did choose this area to move to partly because of the real estate market. 

What are the go-to options that most agents tend to choose as their agency to develop their online presence?

As it pertains to buy and hold investing and deciding on what neighborhoods to buy in would you choose one where a lot of rehab projects are being done or a more stable community?

One of the biggest perks I have found about SFR is that you can better choose the neighborhood.

I will echo the sentiment of choosing carefully.