Moving to Athens and getting a feel for the market

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Hello fellow BP members, I am a newbie wholesaler in the Tampa area and in a not so distant future I am looking to move to the Athens, GA. Right now I am learning and gaining new skills in Tampa which I plan to take to Athens so I don't have to depend on a ever so dreadful J O B and do Real Estate full time. I am starting with wholesaling to but my plans are to become a Buy/Hold Multi-Family investor. I wanted to get a feel for the market before I move. What to expect? Good areas/bad areas? Is wholesaling a good idea or should I got straight into investing? How is the Real Estate Climate in general? Should I consider investing and/or wholesaling in other cities? Anything I should avoid? Any REIA's I should join? What works and what doesnt. etc. Anything would help. Thank you in advance for your responses.

[Dzmitry Zakharau]

The market in Athens is hot and prices are rising quickly. Atlanta market was in the top 10 markets in the country last year based on the recently released BP index. I need to know your comfort zone price wise to recommend areas to focus on. We also have Athens REI meeting every last Monday of the month. PM me for more info if interested. We'll be glad to welcome you to Athens and see you at the next possible meeting.