If you are at all interested in house hacking, connect with a local expert like @Josh Green.

Hello BP Community,I've been following the social media channels closely and decided to hop on here and say hello 👋🏻I'm Marco, and I'm 29; I was born in Italy, traveled the world with my wife for the last four years, and eventually settled in the Canary Islands for 1.5 years.I hold a PhD in Electrical Engineering and have worked in tech for the last five years, which eventually granted me an NIW green card.We (my wife and I) hold a $1.2M+ portfolio of 4 self-managed short-term rental properties (across the Canaries and Italy) and a long-term property in Rome, Italy, that we rent out to students.

@Jonathan Greene is in Morris county and post content northern NJ specific, follow his YouTube channel.

I'm reading David Greens book on out of state investing and you cannot fathom how much Columbus is bursting with influx and opportunities.

Is there something that could be an instant green or red flag for you?

Quote from @Arron Paulino: I can't tell you what's better because I'm not familiar with what you currently have.I recommend reading "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene to learn how to identify other markets and find the people you'll need to help along the way (REALTOR, property manager, contractor, lender).

We feel it's a great opportunity, but we both are very green in the field of rental properties.

The core 4 is David Greene’s long-distance investing strategy and consists of a realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender.

My wife is ready to retire from her job and totally into trying out REI, and after watching a  newbie webinar by David Green, she is ready to put up our primary residence as a rental and look for a duplex or multi plex to purchase and live in and rent out the rest.

Following David Green's Core 4 strategy (realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender) gives confidence to invest anywhere.