Where would you go?

[Tamlyn Shimizu]

Hey all!! I am in the education stage and I am interested in getting a multi-family at the beginning of 2020 (moving back to the states from Europe) to do a BRRR / house hack. The thing is, it could be anywhere! My fiance is planning on doing his pilot license so somewhere with good weather year round would be a plus. We would like to buy a multi family, rehab it, live in one unit, rent out the other unit(s) and then refinance it. I am looking for a cheap market as it would be my first deal. Currently, I am looking at st. Petersburg or Jacksonville Fl. But, because our options are infinite, I am having a hard time narrowing it down. If you were me, where would you go? Also, do you think my next step would be getting a good real estate agent in various potential markets and just see which market I find a great deal in?