I live in Los Angeles and definitely am looking for out-of-state investing.

My focus is primarily LOs, fix&flips, and rentals.  

I discovered Bigger Pockets a few months ago, and decided that joining the BP world would benefit myself in acquiring a wealth of knowledge from you all, so I would first like to thank you for your time.I am currently an active duty Marine stationed out in the Los Angeles area.

Hey @Robert Los - On our most recent Chicago loan we are around 8.5% interest only with a 12-month term. 

Los Angeles county is out of my reach.

I am in Los Angeles.  

There are several properties currently for sale in San Pedro California where the properties are under Los Angeles Rent Control.

I know some of my friends from Los Angeles stopped pursuing a second home in California after the $10k SALT cap from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Here in Los Angeles, its a great market for duplexes and triplexes but not a good market for SFH's for rentals. 

The city i live in (los angeles) is overpriced and most of investments i've seen lately do not make any sense; i'm therefore compelled to now look for opportunities in other cities and states where the markets are still recovering.The strategy would be mosty buy and hold; value added multifamily and single family portfolios projects; the strategy would be to buy at a discount, rehab, lease, refi, and move to the next projectCriterias:- minimum 1-2m+ metro areas- landlord friendly laws- minimum 10% net cap rates- strong appreciation- low vacancies / supply- low property taxes- low income taxes- low price to income ratios- positive demographics- healthy local economyI've done some researches and found that Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Pittsburg could eventually be interesting markets despite weak demographics; at least for the next couple of yearsWhat's your take about that?