So your $10k could get you a property but what you don't think about is the tenant class is lower and the ups and downs are more frequent.  

The great thing about living in a high cost of living area is that your salary / wages are hopefully also very high.If you are a new college grad, I would focus the next 1-3 years on increasing your salary as much as possible(gain new skills, new certifications, change employers, etc).Once you make more money, you can easily get in a position to buy a property on a more frequent basis.Best of luck!

@Nicholas A. your shotgun approach has a high probability of getting the exact quality you put into it.95%+ of real estate agent, many of them posting they are "investor-friendly", only know how to deal with owner-occupied transactions. 

Everyone in real estate will be incentivized to upcharge your friend along the process hurting profitiability. 

With the help of an investor-friendly agent How did you finance this deal?

We have several vendor business members in the title space that are very investor friendly.

We would love to connect with investors, as well as investor-friendly realtors and property managers in the northern Alabama region.Any insights into the local market or recommendations for neighborhoods to explore further would be greatly appreciated.

Also find some funding and some friends that can help catapult me to where I am trying to go.Welcome back Jerome!

My best friend lives in Kingman with his mother.

@Travis Biziorek we've been on the same page about that forever:)Seems we both want people investing the RIGHT way in Detroit, so they brgin family & friends!