It's a GA LLC, but we're based out of CA. 

Quote from @Rene Hosman: @Austin Wolff recently went through this process of identifying markets to purchase in and he goes over his thought process in this episode on the Rookie podcast about how he used the MarketFinder here on BiggerPockets to find markets that met his criteria Podcast: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-473MarketFinder: https://www.biggerpockets.com/marketsI specifically only focused on 2 markets (Indianapolis and Fayetteville, AR) before I found a deal using the BP "deal finder."

As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

If you do choose to invest out of state, the best advice I could give you based on what I have observed running a local real estate group here for over a decade is build your own team.

I think it is fair to say that there is somewhat of a tradeoff between markets that provide positive cash flow on day one and relatively high appreciation-based markets.

Here's a good breakdown of your options for tax collecting starting Feb 1 based on the new regulations.

Don't change jobs or income yet.Once you do and you think you can manage the payments based on your new income, maybe once you get the rooms rented.Then if you want to switch there are plenty of opportunities. 

We’re based in Reno/Tahoe, so feel free to reach out if you’d ever want to chat. 

If it is a contractor that is more organized they will likely do this already, if they are shooting from the hip "based on experience" they will likely just give you a total $ value. 

My weekly podcast about investing in Memphis might be a good place to start and begin to familierize yourself.