New Investor Relocating to Annapolis, MD!

[David Rodriguez]

Hello Everyone! My name is David, a military service member currently out of the Seattle, WA area, though I am soon relocating to Annapolis, MD for my job in the next month or so. I've been listening to BP for a while, and want to use the move to get into the game.  I'm rather new to the real estate investment world, and due to the nature of my job have not had much time to scope out the area. I'm looking at acquiring my first property as my own home in the Annapolis area to be used as a future rental, then expanding out from there there. 

I have around 30k available for use, though I intend on using my VA loan options to save that for a future property.

Currently, I am interested in Buy and Hold Investing in the Washington DC/Baltimore/Annapolis area, though would not be opposed to expanding that radius out if the deal is good enough, and travel has never scared me. My goal is to acquire ~10 properties over the next 2-3 years for cash flow.

I'd love to hear from anyone who knows the area, any recommendations on places to start my search, and anyone from a local REIA that wants to network.

Hope to hear form you soon!