Which cities should I focus my search on?

[Matt Har]

Hi all,

My wife and I are planning a road trip through the Southeast US where we drive through towns and neighborhoods looking for the best places to buy property. Would love help narrowing our list of towns. We'd like to avoid anything on the coast like Wilmington or Savannah due to flooding/weather concerns. Other than that, we're very open to any nice town, ideally with good schools, good employment and high quality of life. 
We're targeting cash flow, and ideally somewhere near the 1% rule (.85% or .9% also fine). SFH or multi-family. Budget is anywhere from $100k-$400k depending on return.

Currently considering: Raleigh NC, Charlotte NC, Atlanta, August, Greenville SC, etc.

We currently live in NYC but are ready to start an investment portfolio out of state. Would really appreciate A) Any help narrowing the list and B) being put in touch with any good investor-friendly realtors in one of these areas! 

Thanks so much