South Carolina, specifically Greenville, is often pretty attractive to us just over the line in North Carolina, but keep in mind that as an investor you'll pay MUCH higher property taxes there. 

HI Erias,You can always start off by house hacking meaning you live in one UNIT or ROOM and renting out the other vacant units/rooms to offset your monthly mortgage payment.There are several ways to run and make sure you are maximizing your rental income while keeping your living expense as low as possible.

There are also tax issues. 

Aside from Easton, code requirements are pretty reasonable.I've looked at expanding to NJ, but the landlord / tenant laws and higher taxes are a killer.

Lower cost of entry, landlord friendly, low property taxes, no state income tax and only a few hours from NorCal.

We have a property in costal NC and selling is just a death trap of taxes.

Then I started looking into turnkey properties in desired neighborhoods that I know would make good rentals and support good rental income and have long-term appreciation.

REI pro is huge, as is a state with no income tax, that was goodbye California!

After taxes I am ending up with roughly ~$6m.

Welcome Brandon - I have properties here in the wyoming valley.I am a native to the area.Scranton has many hoops to jump as an investor - esp. an out of the area investor.One is you'd have to hire a property manager if you do not live in the city of Scranton or within 20 miles of the city.Real estate taxes are high -that plus the current interest rate and ask prices makes cash flow an issue.You can find "deals" but please do your due diligence.Here is an example of a potential deal I am evaluating in the hill section of the city: 20 y/o, 2000 sq ft. 3b/3bath TH - Needs paint, new carpeting, and general wear and tear repairs after a 4 year tenant.