New investor from Sonoma County, CA

[Sarah Wolf]

Hello BP members,

I'm a beginning investor out of Santa Rosa, CA. For the last 6 years since college I've worked in Natural Resource Management. I got my start in Real Estate when I became an accidental landlord in 2009, now I am looking to buy another single family or small multi-family out of state. I am currently looking at investing in Iowa and am just beginning to research the market. I am open to other locations if it meets my criteria, ideally I'd like to invest somewhere I wouldn't mind visiting occasionally and a little closer to CA would be preferable.

It's a challenge to invest out of my market, in a place I don't live and I am looking to Bigger Pockets members, forum posts and podcasts to figure the process out and find a property! Thank you all for your wisdom and contributions. 

Sarah