We are also looking for a residential care home to rent in the DFW (North Texas area) with a 5 year lease and 1st request to buy if the owner wants to sell. 

I have plenty of deals in North DFW, plus the market is shifting

Other states I would consider: Nevada, Texas (high property taxes but my friends make the numbers work), Tennessee (Nashville area), North Carolina, possibly Arizona, possibly Florida (I had considered the Panhandle area Fort Walton Beach, West Panama City) but their insurance costs are high with hurricanes.

BTW, these SC laws are reasonably similar to ours just to your north in NC.

Wood Hat Spirts is just north about 15-20 mins, off  I-70 and they have been a staple of mine for a few years too.  

This can perhaps drive people 100km north, to Edmonton, where the avg. price there is around 200k less than Calgary.

@Michael Shea my husband and I are in central SD North Park/South Park and we are currently adding ADUs to our property.

@Daniel Solano WolfeI grew up north of San Francisco and decided to live and invest in Reno, NV. 

Timothy,I am located a bit north in Rock County, Wisconsin but I would still love to connect.

So, do I find my own team and invest (at least to start) in North Jersey, or do I use my friend and his contacts and invest out of state?