Getting started... Hillsborough, Franklin, Rochester, Pittsfield?

[Michael Victor Cutter]

I'd love to get some insight on how other investors feel about these markets. I've been looking around and these areas have lower property values, but will most likely have a lower quality tenant. 

I'm struggling with how I should get started with roughly $30k. The routes I could take is in these markets with a conventional loan, find a property in a more desirable area that needs with and try to go hard money, or save more to get into a conventional loan in a more desirable location, or a partnership with someone that can bring equity to the deal.

This would be a second home for me, so unfortunately FHA house hacking isn't an option.

Thanks in advance,

-Mike