I’m looking to buy my first rental property. I have about $45K to use. What’s a good city to deal search in and do you have an agent that you would recommend?

I'm active duty military and am not opposed to out of state investing.  I've looked around online at cities like Cleveland, El Paso, and Montgomery but have not seen any obvious deals.  I just want to narrow down my search to a good neighborhood and fully commit to buying my first property.