Assuming a >$400k purchase price, a couple of good markets to take a look at from my experiences would be Wilmington and Oak Island.

Rhode Island and Vermont grew far less.

@Isaac Wall Savannah has regulations in place for STVR which limited to the properties only in Historic, Victorian and Streetcar Districts, however a lot of people have great success on the islands.

I have 30k sitting in the bank, 710 credit score, 18% DTI, and the markets I'm looking into now are Hilton Head Island, myrtle Beach, Charleston and Columbia (inland).He also advised that any long distance property manager is going to screw me over and honestly that really took the wind out of my sails hearing that.If anyone has referrals for reliable, productive property managers and realtors in these markets, that would be greatly appreciated!

My area (Long Island) is not very conducive to real estate investing (horrible for flipping) but if you ever want to pick my brain for whatever my local knowledge is worth, please feel free to reach out as well.

Can any Long Islanders/NYers help me out by recommending other meet ups?

It's sort of a blue island surrounded by redder (or at least, more purple) environs for a couple hundred miles in every direction.

What they've done regarding restoring power/services, with the road to pine island and the Sannibel Causeway thus far is pretty remarkable.

Especially on Sanibel Island, Fort Myers Beach, Bonita Beach, Pine Island, Matlacha, and more. 

Many attendees are on BP, and it draws people all the way from Grand Island, so it must be pretty good.