New investor looking for market suggestions

[Chris Criss]

Hi, my name is Chris and I will be buying my first investment property this year. I’m doing a ton of research (while trying to avoid paralysis by analysis) to help insure my first investment goes well. I live in a very expensive market and although I have my primary home here, it is not an affordable market to purchase multiple investment properties quickly. I am looking for a market that is affordable but has high rent costs and high rental needs so I can maximize cash flow to allow for more rentals down the road. I’m curious if anyone has any advice what markets to look at where they have had success in that are also good for a newbie that is looking for cash flow over equity.