How do you pick the markets you invest in, particularly with so many small towns shrinking the way they have been?

Reaching out to anyone in the Bigger Pockets community that would love to help a brand new investor pick his feet up off the ground with advice!!

Purchase price: $210,000 Cash invested: $1,800 We picked up another two rentals for our company!

If it doesn't get picked up direct through one of our FB groups for investors, I'll probably list it as an as-is fixer.  

Pick what works for you.

Pick somewhere you might enjoy taking family to.

We also send out letters periodically when the owners aren't picking up their poop in the yard that they have 30 days to do the cleanup (or hire a pet clean up vendor that we recommend) or we will bill them for the cost and it is a violation when it comes time for lease renewal. 

If there's any damage or trash they need to pick up on the lot, that's taken out of the deposit.

Would love to pick your brain on how to get to $12m.

I was hoping to post here to start making some connections and possibly pick some brains of the local experts.