Finding a Location

[Ray Lim]

I am a new investor and need advice in choosing "where" to invest. Everything is composed of little steps and I think the first step I should make is determining how to pick "where" I want to start investing. In the future I would like to invest anywhere in the country, but because I am a novice, I would like to stick with local, driving distance (within 1 hour) areas.

I have just moved to Seattle and I am not familiar with the areas around Seattle. How should I start to look for locations to start investing?