Don't invest in Austin but along the I35 corridor going North.  

I like Fig (formerly North Meridian).

How ever this was in North NJ.

As you drive north and around the Eugene airport (with exceptional accessibility and cheap flights to most west coast cities) there are several of the largest homebuilders such as Lennar developing communities as I type..I read an article last week that had Eugene in the top 5 cities that millennials were purchasing homes.

I am personally a big fan of some Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida deals, as they are all fairly landlord-friendly.

Welcome to BP :) Would love to connect- lived in north Jersey for over a decade

I see you're in the Raleigh area, I would also look into the North Carolina Real Estate Investors Association there.

Does anyone prefer one city or county over another. Looking at Bartlesville, Claremore, and surrounding areas. 

Yes, you're missing something.It's Detroit, and it's just a bit north of Ohio.There's still solid cash flow in Detroit if you know what you're doing, and the potential for appreciation is very strong as well.

Lots of agents have muddied very fair processes, and don't get me started in North Carolina where I'm confident things will get investigated with agents just asking each buyer to increase their DD(non-refundable) one after another.