New OOS investor building my Orlando team

[Stephen Burden]

I'm a buy and hold investor from Portland, Oregon. I'm looking for my first rental and one of the markets I'm looking to target is the Orlando area for buy and hold properties. My first few properties would ideally need light cosmetic rehab as I'm not looking to take on large rehab projects while I'm out of state and still building my team.

I'm interested in SFR's and Small Multifamily 2-4 units under 200k. Primarily Lower crime areas with decent demand for rentals, ideally C+ and above neighborhoods with no HOA fees. I'll be financing the first few properties with Conventional mortgages. I'm interested in Orlando for the appreciation aspect but I mostly care about Cash Flow.

I'm currently doing a lot of research about the areas but would like to network with people who have boots on the ground. Just looking to learn as much as possible about the local area and what areas to avoid etc.

Thank you!