I’d appreciate your perspectives.Here are the details about our current home:3/2 Class A property in a middle-America town with historically ~1% annual appreciation.Purchased in 2020 for $200,000 at a 3% 30-year fixed rate.Remaining mortgage: $150,000.Estimated value: $270,000 (based on recent sales).After selling costs: Likely $100,000 in net proceeds.Rental potential: $2,000–$2,300/month.PITI: $1,200/month ($700 mortgage + ~$500 insurance/taxes).Maintenance/CapEx/Vacancy (20%): ~$400/month.If kept as a rental:Net cash flow (self-managed): ~$500/month or ~$300/month with property management.Low appreciation potential but ~$400/month in principal paydown.Considerations:What’s the additional overhead of managing a second rental property remotely (3 hours away)?

New Jersey is not a horrible state for investing it is more so certain towns and cities that give NJ a very bad name. 

New Jersey is town by town with regulations. 

However, If you live in a small town or a rural area, you may need to choose somewhere else to start.

Now there are tertiary markets in the US that will be low value assets but not super high risk those are your smaller towns but your upside is severely limited.

Hi all - I posted a similar question on another thread but want to approach it from a different angle.As we know Boston/sorrounding towns is an expensive market and finding cash flow is a challenge.With that said, there's potential in other cities around the country. 

I've done this with my properties because I'm well known in my small town and don't want people to know what I own.

IF you are going to down that path, focus on building relationships with key investors in town and top performing CRE agents.

It's a fabulous small town in Southern MN just off Interstate 90. 

In a small town of Alaska and at the peak of COVID there was no Negotiation at that time haha.