How soon is “too soon”?

[Jason Barnett]

Hello BP community! I and my wife will be moving to Jacksonville Florida from the San Francisco bay area. I'm lucky enough that the sale of our home here will give me options to invest if real estate (SFR or MFR) in Florida. Now the issue is that we won't be moving for another 12-18 months. So is it still too soon to start asking questions about Jacksonville or learning about which areas might be a good spot to start looking for potential investments? If it is too soon when do you think would be the best time? 3 months? 6 months? And if it's not too early any suggestions for Jacksonville specific communities would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve only been on the site for a few weeks but I’ve already learned a ton and look forward to learning more and meeting potential new friends.

Thanks for any help and insight

Jason