California resident - investing out of state

[Jashua Gupta]

Hello!

I'm new to biggerpockets, and soaking up all the great information here like a sponge!

I'm from the bay area, but looking to invest out of state due to multiple reasons (low rent/price ratio, laws unfriendly to landlords etc). I'm planning to start off with 1 property, and then gradually build up a protfolio as I get more experience and confidence with investing long-distance.

Based on some preliminary reasearch (a lot of it from the forums here), I've narrawed it down to 3 cities: Charlotte, Dallas, and Provo Orem. I'd love to hear your opinions/advice on these. 

I'd also really appreciate if you have any referrals for realtors, property managers etc that have experience working with out of state investors. 

Looking forward to hear from you, and being more active here. 

Thanks!