Down the road when I'm more comfortable I can see myself going out of state, but I don't think I want to for my first experience.If I'm totally honest, I'm probably too risk-averse to make my first property(ies) outside of comfortable driving distance (max 3-4 hours), leading me to look in places like the high desert (Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, etc) or mountain destinations like Lake Arrowhead/Big Bear. 

We plan to stick with Skagit County, plenty of work here in the valley.  

I would target Sacramento and the Central Valley.

Shark River Hills is part of the same town and it is safer and rent is more expensive.

It is big goes from East of Dallas to Waskom and from Red River to the Bay of Mexico!!  

I will second DIG for those on the west side of the Delaware River; for those on the east side of the Delaware River, I suggest trying SJREIA.

Most recently lived in the Central Valley of CA and so happy to have just relocated to Key West, FL.

I am Currently looking around the Little River Area.

Athens is an interesting town because although not having a huge industry right inside the perimeter it still constantly growing, the university is the lifeblood of our economy which is good and bad it is also the river that brings new elements to our ecosystem.

We tend to either dodge storms completely or to get much less accumulation.Good target towns for MFRs include Kingston, Plymouth, Wareham, Taunton, Brockton, Attleboro, Fall River and New Bedford.