New, Living in NYC (Queens), Looking for Rentals In or Out of State

[Michael S.]

Looks like a great community here with, fortunately, more than a few others in the NYC area!

My experience to date hasn't gone beyond research and a few open houses, but I'd love to get into rentals in this area or another nearby area (NJ, CT or Long Island). I do get the sense that the rental investment market isn't great here, but appreciation opportunity is high (the last apt I rented appreciated in value by ~50% in 3 years).

I'll be at this week's NYC meetup, so look forward to connecting with other real estate investors or potential investors in the area there or thought these boards!