Newbie investor from NJ

[Abdul Azeez]

Hello - I am a newbie investor from NJ looking to add cash flow to my regular income. I have read the primer book on this site and listened to few of the podcasts and YouTube videos. One advise provided is to start investing close to home and later branch out to other regions. The NJ market in my opinion (i am also a homeowner here) is not very attractive from a buy and hold perspective. Can anyone suggest how I could take a first step if NJ is out of the picture and the advise is to start investing locally? I would appreciate any advise.

Regards,

Azeez