I live in Sacramento, and have noticed that people are offering either equal or above asking price even for homes that sometimes need 80-100k in repairs and I can't see how they would even make a profit doing that.

Plus there is a lot to do here so it is hard to be bored living in NJ.

Quote from @Nilusha Jayasinghe: Hey all, I'm a smalltime investor currently living in a flat of a Chicago 2-flat while renting the other out, and also have a SFH rental in OH. 

This residence features 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, encompassing approximately 1,700 square feet of living space.

If you plan to live there in the winters, you might have a hard time doing long term rental outside of that and finding a new tenant every summer.

If we're talking about some Section 8 houses in Cleveland or Detroit, sure, I am with ya, I live it every day, but what we're talking about right now is a different world.

The brother and his son had been living in the house, free of charge, for years, and were gaming the system.

They're investing tons of money into those areas, and attracting a lot of good renters who work in the medical profession and will pay good rents to live close to their jobs. 

There are no crazy tiles, the countertops don't have aggressive veining, and there are no crazy accent walls in the living room.

I live in Manchester NH as well.