Buy and hold property in Phoenix area

[Ali Sardar]

hi guys.  I’m new here on biggerpockets and looking to get started in real estate investing.  I live in the Bay Area CA and as such really have no solid buy and hold opportunities that could be cash flow positive.  So I have been researching areas like Houston and Phoenix and Grand Rapids.  From the research I’ve done, Phoenix area seems to be ranked amongst the hottest real estate market to watch out for for 2019.  I was hoping to learn from someone here about whatever driving growth in Phoenix area, what zipcodes should I be looking at, should I be looking at single family or townhome condo... Also, since this will be long distance I’m also hoping someone would chime in with typical costs associated with property management