Newbie looking for advice on markets to focus on

[Anshuk Gandhi]

Hello All!

I'm starting the process of investing - looking for my first rental property investment in the $100-200K range. Would like advice on markets to focus on - my key hypothesis is to focus on markets with decent employment rates, growing population and presence of contemporary industries such as tech, healthcare, finance, etc and not relying on manufacturing/agriculture. I have started my search with Raleigh NC, would love to get advice on other interesting markets.

Are there any forums on here that focus on specific markets?

Thanks!

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