Petersburg might be an interesting place to look at- there are tons of local REI that are investing there, high rental demand, lots of interesting nightlife and cultural stuff, and I think more of a young scene.

I echo the others on screening guests for cultural fit.

I can't wait to celebrate your success with 26 rentals~

Every time I buy a property, I buy a humungous 36 inch pizza for my co-workers to celebrate/bless the investment.

Happy New Year to you and you family.Wishing you a productive 2023 Investing Year.We hope you have a safe, happy, and joyful 2023 celebration with your loved ones.From our family to yours, Happy New Year!

Great for networking. 2nd Monday of every month at the celebrity theater is the Phoenix meeting.

Somehow OKC got all the growth but Tulsa is so much prettier with 10 times the culture

I was laid off in 2012 and diagnosed with cancer 3 months later while on unemployment (yes, I just celebrated my 5-yr survival!).  

Rather than one celebrity real estate angle, you can get many approaches and much more experience leveraged for far less investment...

Before you know it you will understand the values in that area better than most agents.Create a commercial checking account with a credit line.Attend every public auction in your area, bid on none but study the process, look at the property and play a game - guess what the high bid might beMake friends with new real estate agents (new only---- they haven't been polluted by negative comments and attitudes by older agents.)Ask your agents to send you list of expired listings (give them money for their services, like a thank you $100.00 bill) Understand the Law of Universal Prosperity.)Run classified ads in your local news papers --WANTED All real estate, commercial, houses and non-conforming properties, family business call 555-555-5555 for a fast no fee offer.Call me if you need a partner.Have fun while learning, don't take this business too seriouslyDon't make offers on real estate, make them on the equity that the real estate can offerAlways negotiate for the equityGet a real estate license, not to be an agent, but to understand the culture of the business, to have access to the MLS and to meet some nice folksFarm an area - drive around, look for FSBO's, agent's signs, ugly houses, put them in your journal to call laterCreate a little flyer to put on super market's bulletin boardsAsk 10 people a day this questions; "would you know of anyone who would like to sell their real estate?"