Recommendations for Investing in the Atlanta Area

[Michael Rosenson]

Hi there!  

I'm an Illinois resident looking to do some out-of-state buy-and-hold investing, and the Atlanta 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 < $200k.  Any recommendations of where to look and/or people of interest (property managers, real estate agents, other investors, etc.) that I should consider?  So far I've looked into the Kennesaw/Acworth/Marietta area which seems to fit the bill--anyone have any experience there?  I've also heard from a friend who used to live in Atlanta that I should look into the Buckhead/Lenox area or Midtown as well.

Thanks so much!

Michael