Recommendations for Investing in the Tampa Area

[Michael Rosenson]

Hi there!

I'm an Illinois resident looking to do some out-of-state buy-and-hold investing, and the Tampa metro area looks pretty interesting to me. My strategy (at this point) is to look at areas within an hour of downtown and see if I can find something that looks appealing. I'm looking at places < $250k. Any recommendations of where to look and/or people of interest (property managers, real estate agents, other investors, etc.) that I should consider? 

Thanks so much!

Michael