Welcome to the forum @Chris Primavera.Seeing as you are brand new today, it would be good for you to search on the forum for those areas and read everything there is about those markets.Grab @Avery Carls book Short Term Rentals Long Term Wealth and read it. https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/short-term-rental-l...It is chock full of info that you need.

Hi, I am BRAND NEW to real estate investment. 

He was fresh out of college and nervous about his first investment in Omaha, of all places (my home base).

Or coming out of a Ford dealership with a brand new Mustang GT vehicle.

If local deals aren’t working, try out-of-state markets or connect with local investors for fresh ideas.

Let's say you are a brand new investor. 

However, north of the river is the home of the current airport and the brand new single-terminal airport, the largest infrastructure project ever completed in Kansas City with a price tag of 1.5B.

Bankrupt brand names, Broadway shows, crypto investments.  

I have seen this in Milwaukee too many times, the only way to make it work is VERY hands-on.If you end up renting it in March for IDK net $200 the property will have lost a LOT more in the next 12 months just in condition vs what it looks like now (assuming that it is freshly painted?

@Robert DanielsI am brand new to this as well but I do have a background in business and taxation and know the basics on the financial side.