For the sake of this post, I'll focus on my most familiar market - my local market - Cleveland.Affordable entry prices: You can still find solid single- or multi-family properties under $150K.Strong rent-to-price ratios: It’s common to see 0.9–1% returns, creating strong cash flow from day one.Consistent rental demand: Major hospitals, universities, and manufacturing keep tenant demand steady year-round.Revitalizing neighborhoods: Areas like Lakewood, Parma, and Old Brooklyn are growing, offering a nice balance between appreciation and affordability.Landlord-friendly laws: No rent control, reasonable property taxes, and predictable maintenance costs.As an agent, It wasn't long after I started working with a number out of state investors that I started to empathize with the stress of investing in a market that you're not local to.

I can empathize as we also lost a great deal of money to a contractor who left us without performing for work paid.

I throughly empathize with your frustration. 

Empathize. they want you to know they are still inconvenienced. 

I empathized and worked with them as best I could, but I didn’t renew the lease.

I definitely empathize and understand your reasoning for wanting to get involved in real estate investing, mine were the same!

For out-of-state investments, I can definitely empathize with the challenge of navigating unfamiliar markets, as we invest in 6 states.

As a REA I empathize with you because I was a REA before I became a wholesaler.

I understand and empathize with that Agent experience, it is unfortunately the "rule" and not the exception.

So, I did the only thing I could do to acknowledge, empathize, and help her; I filed for divorce, and later married a women who didn’t have the same security needs.