Welcome Freya! I'm mostly PA/NJ (Philly market) on the wholesale/dispo side, mostly working absentee-owner and pre-foreclosure lists rather than the retail MLS. If you're just starting out, worth deciding early whether you want to be a landlord in a market or a deal-flow person who doesn't need to hold anything — changes which market even matters. What's pulling you toward real estate in the first place?