Investing out of California

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Hi,

I am currently at a stage where I can’t invest in Southern California anymore. It’s just to expensive and I wanted to expand my real estate profile. 

I was considering refinancing because I have significant equity in all my buildings in so cal and start investing out of state. Since I have no experience out of state what would be the proper steps to locate an area worth investing in? 

Any recommendations?