As Jaycee mentioned, it helps to narrow your focus.

I'd suggest narrowing down to a few markets to explore, then reaching out to investors in those markets versus throwing a wide net.Cheers!

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.

Dewald: Some other good zips are 63074, 63042, 63044 - great for long term rentals.There are good areas in south city left as well :-)I see more and more issues with municipalities like Berkeley, Pagedale where they want to narrow down the amount of rentals within a neighborhood and require homeowners to occupy and won't give out occupancy for rentals.Let me know if you've got any questions. 

.: Hello all,My wife and I are a first time RE investor and have narrowed down to Columbus as our target market.

Then you will have some kind of direction to follow and can narrow it down from there.Hope this helps a bit. 

That is an interesting, but very narrow perspective.  

I'm finally ready to take the plunge into real estate investing and am super interested in the potential of short-term and mid-term rentals.I'm drawn to the idea of creating passie income .Right now, I'm trying to narrow down my market ( North carolina and Texas)and learn the ins and outs of STR property analysis.

. - Concentrated investment thesis and focus: I am paying a sponsor high fees relative to a REIT for concentrated expertise in a narrow niche.

Once you decide on a specific market, you will want to narrow you search down to specific zip codes and asset classes.