Glad to hear you’re getting started investing @Leticia Otero! I agree with a lot of what many people have posted in response. I own properties in both DC and MD, but I have owned them for quite awhile and they have appreciated to a point where they now cashflow nicely. If you’re trying to get started in this insane market, it is going to be difficult if not impossible to get something that cashflows there, and MAY be better off looking out of state, even if it sounds a little scary;)
That being said, I want to echo some of what @David Fernandez said in his reply. I don't know VA That well, but in MD pay special attention to the taxes. They can be ridiculous, especially in special townships and cities like Takoma Park and Baltimore city, as well as rent control. In DC, I have been very fortunate with my tenants over the years, but the landlord laws you mentioned being favorable in VA are the opposite in DC even with the revisions of TOPA. There's also a lot of regulatory red tape, licensure and inspection mandates, and some weird lease restrictions.
I don’t say all of this to scare you away from the DMV, but just to set your expectations, I also own properties ion the Midwest and down south and they are exponentially easier to manage (even though I currently live in Europe) and cashflow much better. Either way, just do your research and you’ll be good to go. Good luck!