Methods Used For Finding a Market

[Scott Fournier]

Hi,

I'm Scott and I am new to the game of real estate. I've read multiple real estate-related books and have listened to the BiggerPockets Podcast many, many times. But no matter what I learn I can't get the answer to how should I pick a market to invest in. My current goal with investing is buy-and-hold long-term rentals and short-term rentals too. Instead of just looking at a map of the U.S. and throwing a dart at it I wanted to see if anyone has any methods to getting the ball rolling and picking a market they are confident will help their goals whether it be for rentals, flips, BRRRR, etc. I feel like I am overthinking it but I wanted to see others input. Thank you for your help.