@Andrew Cheek I grew up near Oak Hills Hs, most of my family lives in Bridgetown/Green township. 

After you have a good team in place, people whose advice you trust, if you feel you have the "green light", dive in.

@Shawn M @Bob Green Thank you! 

I highly recommend David Greene's book Long Distance Real Estate Investing.

You're asking the equivalent of what's better between red or green. 

I've listened to tons of BP podcasts in the last few weeks, probably 40+ hours while I walk my dog each day :) And I've pored over the Beginner's Guide as well as several books in @Brandon Turner's recommended list - "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" by @David Greene is probably my favorite.

The goal/reward here is to develop a process, much like David Green mentions in his book.

One home on Green street In SF I had to foreclose on peaked at 2 mil in 88 by the time we went to trustee sale no one bid it at opening bid of 925k.. today probably 5 mil easy if not more.. and by 97 ish back to  2 mil.. who knows what will trigger the next one.. but  when credit froze in 08 there was nothing we could do if you did not have cash .here are some areas I worked in   in those days and the crash.1. parts of Atlanta I made loans on houses that were worth 150k my loans were 90k   sold this 97 build for 36k in 09.

I would absolutely recommend Long Distance Real Estate Investing by @David Greene. 

Very reminiscent of Manhattanites  moving to downtown brooklyn for cheaper rent then further in to fort greene/bed stuy.