New out of state BRRRR Investor looking for a solid market

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Hello everyone! My name is Alex Diago. I am 19 years old and I am currently looking for single / multi family homes to BRRRR. I am currently renting an apartment in San Diego, California. Considering where I'm located in Southern California, it is very difficult to find properties to BRRRR. Therefore, I am looking out of state for my first property to invest in. I don't have much knowledge on researching and finding a solid market to begin with. I started contacting real estate agents in Cleveland and Indianapolis but was told that these markets are heavily saturated with investors trying to do the same thing as me and it would be almost impossible to find a deal even though I have an all in budget of $150K cash to start off with. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated, I want to BRRRR ASAP so that I can get the ball rolling while I'm young so I can be set financially as I grow older. Thanks!