Knoxville for Beginners?

[Brendan M Hornung]

Hi all,

I live in Santa Monica and am looking to buy my first investment properties before the end of the year. Ultimately, I would love to scale to a large portfolio over 10 years, but to get started, I want a fixer multifamily under $250,000. This is literally impossible in LA, so I am looking out of state and Knoxville continues to pique my interest. Ideally, my first investment property would either be a long-term rental or a mid-term rental for travel nurses/traveling business professionals.

Does anyone know much about beginner investing for Knoxville? What neighborhoods are good vs. what I should avoid? Any other market insights?