BiggerPockets has a wealth of data on markets, and there are countless articles on this exact topic.Spend a few days narrowing down to 2-3 markets, then dedicate the next 3-6 months to really learning those markets.

Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.

Once you have this team in place, you should have the foundation to invest in any market confidently while not being there physically.Read this article on the "core 4".

I am not saying the content provided is not valuable or what I will call the "guru selling snake oil".

I think I may have read it - but honestly somewhat of a blur because I've read so many different blogs/articles on the various classes of property to help me not only gauge where it is, but also in setting expectations. 

Thank you for your valuable insight!

I'm not sure how to articulate it but, basically this bit of knowledge saves me a bunch of time and kind of surprised it hasn't come up in any of the books, articles, or videos I've been learning from.

Please click on the article below for suggestions to help you if you were caught off guard by the recent flooding.https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/insurance/no-flood-insura...

You can read all about what the US did in my previous article on the subject here.

I guess when something has become second nature, it's easy to forget how valuable it is!