Your old property has appreciated.If I were you, I would spy on your local competition to feel comfortable your estimates for market rent and sales price are solid. 

I've run the numbers several different ways and every way it  solid.

Look for solid middle income neighborhoods.

This will be something that will take time and a good chance of you going through several people before finding the right one.Have solid interview questions and contacting their references are a must. 

I’d like to start in a market materially less expensive then CA where I can get into a 3-4 unit for $300 -$400K and have a solid management company manage it.

In our Bham, for example, that $150k in equity could easily cover down payments on 5-7 solid B/B+ cash flow props that rent for an average of $950/month.

A fellow investor or someone else with some extra capital that they are looking to grow at a solid rate?

Thanks David Hathaway, I also appreciate the solid advice you provide weekly on BiggerPockets to all investors looking into Baltimore, keep it up Ned, I'm sure we'll cross paths in the near future

There are a lot of options in Bayview at that price point, many of which have in-law units that can produce solid revenue.

Everyone wants good solid returns and expects you to under-promise and over-deliver.