I know there are successful investors there.I have a couple of great realtor/investors that work that market hard if you need great boots on the ground. 

Couple of things I would add as I am an investor and also a licensed GC(i.e. builder)  there in the area. 1) That property might have a zillow estimate of 1.9 million but its only 4,000 sq ft. 

I am planning to build a business to replace my income in couple of years so as to have monthly cash flow equal to my W2 income.

A couple of days ago, both my realtor and I called her number to follow up and the lady says the number does not belong to my tenant i.e. she's a diff person.

I also attend a lot of the investor meetups from New Orleans to Baton Rouge to South Mississippi from the Coast to Hattiesburg.

There are a lot of nuances with this type of investment, but between Padsplit, your GC, and an agent, they can guide you through your first couple successes. 

., great questions and there a couple of ways to handle this in New Jersey, depending on the situation.1.

I've been investing there for a couple of years.

And while I've only been investing out there for the last couple of years, I have yet to hear of a story where people were killed because they got caught in a cabin that went up in smoke. 

I would also add that you would find value in attending real-estate meet ups.