Thinking about moving out of state

[Juan R Guerrero]

Hello, My fellow peers on bigger pockets, I have been debating on an out of state move for the last 4 months. Here is the scenario I currently reside in my home town manassas in northern Va and rent but I want to make my first purchase to get my investment strategy started which will be the BRRR. I want to find a good deal on a duplex and house hack meanwhile following the BRRR method, but there are no duplexes in my area and I have always wanted to move out of state so I have been looking in areas of Texas because I like the area plus the market fits my budget and the job market is booming in certain areas as well as population. So I just wanted to get some advice on how I should approach an out of state move or should I start out locally?