Plenty of nearby opportunities in Jacksonville, Palm Coast, Ocala, Port Charlotte, Cape Coral and many more. 

Congrats on the deal, it’s great to see people nearby finding success!

Then we hand pick a few people to send mailers to.Door knocking can be effective especially if you have something of value to discuss i.e. a recently sold, Under Contract or recently listed property nearby. 

I have a friend that secured a deal on a property in La Jolla with none of his own money because he listened to the owner -- I kick myself to this day because I had talked to the same owner numerous times about other things but I didn't listen to him like my friend did so I missed the opportunity.I had kind of tuned out the opportunity because the property is in a really expensive part of La Jolla and I didn't think I could secure a deal on a $5M house when I was just starting out.But my friend -- who had no more experience than I did -- and the developer he worked with -- and who paid for everything -- made $7M each off that deal because the house ended up selling for $28M.Anyhow, my point is that while you should keep doing what you're doing because there are deals everywhere and you don't need to live near by, don't ignore your own backyard because you probably know it much better than any other area.

You could try advertising your rental on different platforms such as Craigslist, apartments.com, put up posters at a near by grocery store or hospital.

A local meet up could provide nearby PMs that are “headquartered” in other towns, but may cover your area.

Done houses nearby are renting for more and not much bigger.

There’s a property nearby me, that when I wast starting to look for a place out of college was on the market briefly.

Personally, I’d look for an area that is growing, has some good solid neighborhoods, has industry or is a bedroom community close to jobs, and has amenities such as groceries, restaurants, shopping and such nearby.

For example, you could see a property on Zillow that pulls great numbers based on the Airbnbs nearby, but all of the Airbnbs have pools and yours doesn't (which will cost you an extra $50-100k on top of the purchase price).