I have a friend who’s currently living in Overland Park and I’m planning on visiting soon to scout for 1st time investment. 

Take the time to get some scouting done.  

Per neighborhood scout, the area has appreciated 40% since 2000.2.

Hey-- I have spent a lot of time in Miami growing up and have also done a fair of amount of scouting for AirBNBs in the area.I feel Miami can be a good market, but you'll face a couple of issues:1) HOAs will usually not allow this in any building2) To do it legally, at least on the beach, you will likely need to buy in a Condo Hotel. 

I'm a good speller, scouts' honor!

I have a couple of rentals in Charlotte and always scouting for more deals, although they are becoming harder and harder to come by.

We scout properties, we get the deals, we rehab the property and replace big items, we market it, we vet tenants, we manage the rental long-term.

Building my network and scouting properties is my first course of action, and what better place to do that than Bigger Pockets? 

Scouting out a few potential residents I'm interested in purchasing to rehab for resale.

Scouting out a few potential residents I'm interested in purchasing to rehab for resale.