Should I stay in NYC?

[Bogdan Kosilov]

Hi guys, Huge fan of bigger pockets here. Love the podcasts and gbjnk there is a huge amount of information but my one issue is that most people are not from New York. I'm about to start my W2 job making a decent amount and am saving for my first property. The first house I get I want to house hack so I can live free but after that I'm thinking about getting rentals out of NYC since the prices here are ridiculous. Does anyone have any experience with rentals in different states and how to take care of everything while not being around. If I can branch out to a state when I can get rentals in the 30-40k area, I can potentially get 3-4 houses a year if I play my cards right. Any insight would be great! Thank you!