All of this advice is great, but I'd have to add this - if you have a clear understanding of the needs in the area - specifically the 1, 3, and 5 mile radius - then pocket listings, word of mouth, and the usual methods are great. 

I am an out of state investor who lives 2000+ miles away, but I am pretty sure I know the market far better than you.

@Mark Miles Here's a section of an article that was published in the local newspaper in January of this year.

The larger town is building new developments 10 miles away and an interstate is being built about 10 miles away. 

Booking.com basically shows vacation rentals in the area and Airbnb shows results even from 20 miles away.

A few years later on after a few big value-add projects, I had discovered the BP community and had decided I wanted to try and rent the house out (lots of new industry nearby, colleges less than 2 miles away etc), but after a basic calculation on the analysis it seems as though the numbers wouldn't work out cash flowing extremely well, leaving me basically dead even.

OVERTHINKING is like shackles and I'm reminding myself like a mantra the old adage that "The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step." 

In 2020 my goal is to purchase a single family/ duplex in Southeast, WI and learn a TON from it.

It will spring up about 45 miles north of Austin near the northernmost end of Williamson County.In total, the company has plans for 1,000-plus additional lots on the property, which also includes the vineyard, as well as a boutique hotel and restaurant.

Flag is good because it gets you up into that whole area with the Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, 4 corners, Monument Valley, Petrified Forest Nat Park, Rte 66, Lakes Mead and Powell, Sycamore Canyon, etc, etc.....Go 40 miles south and you have all of the neat towns like Jerome, Prescott, Cottonwood, Sedona, etc....Yavapai County is more user friendly while Cococino County is less, but AZ has a law in place to limit restrictions against STRs, so you're probably ok anywhere.Sounds like a road trip is in order.