New to Saint Louis and looking for guidance.

[Joshua Mitchell]

Hello BP community,

As the title suggests I am new to St. Louis MO and am interested in buying my first multi-family home. I moved from Washington where the market is crazy and wanted to know if this area is reasonable or if there are any red flags I am not seeing/don't know where to look? I plan on house-hacking after using my VA Loan. I want to get a property up to 300k with 10-20% down and force appreciation by updating an area that is lacking on the property. I would love any tips or suggestions. I appreciate you taking the time to read this!