If you’re planning investing in the St Pete area, I recommend connecting with Josh Green.

I am planning to get into the TN real estate market as my first investment and am looking for some information.In particular: Areas to steer clear of, property management fees, typical cosmetic rehab costs, etc.My strategy is to put large down payments on 2 properties (relative to housing prices) to help pay for my living in NY while still gaining appreciation in a growing real estate market.

I own one half, 3 bed 3 bath, and I’m currently living in and renovating it with plans to rent down the line.

In the future, I plan to have more rentals but more interested in out-of-state investing than in state so I currently only have the one rental.

Now I am brand new to real estate so this could be dumb but I'm reading Brandon Turners "Rental Property Investing" book and I was intrigued by chapter 3 where he list out 4 plans to start with when getting into real estate.

Just plan on paying the agent's fee if you are successful.

I definitely plan on building a team in the market we select. 

Newsom's plan is lazy governing.   

With out that, there is no proof that it will perform.Do you have a full estimate and plan for 3 years on the property?

I would encourage you to learn the market you plan to invest in now and to continue to learn about the different methods of investing.