new out-of-state investor

[Robert Smith]

Hi all. I'm looking to get into buy-and-hold investing. I live in San Francisco, but do not want to invest in the Bay Area, so I'm looking  out-of-state. I have family in North Carolina, so Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham are on my list of possibilities. Also potentially interested in the usual list of cities with strong population/jobs growth in the sunbelt. The number of possibilities is a bit overwhelming, to be honest. Also considering a vacation home/short-term rental on the Oregon coast. It would be both for personal use and investment.

I've got money to invest, and am looking for truly passive income. Strong property management is my main concern. I became an accidental landlord in the past when I moved out of a condo and couldn't sell it, and I don't want to repeat *that* experience. :)