Read the material and see if they include that.Interest rates 2.5 years ago convinced everybody they were geniuses and could make money.

just a note of caution that 'cash flow' is really, really tough anywhere right now, even in the 'lower cost' markets you listed. 

I tried to raise money for them and of course the investors well we cant buy those they dont CASH FLOW well it was a tough time to raise money..

Hello,Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Morris are some of the most expensive counties in NJ; investing less than 500K would be tough. 

Right now, it can probably go for $700,000.Summer renting is tough, because people know that the heat is no joke, and it doesn't seem like there is much demand during the summer months.My elementary math is telling me that I can earn 1.82% on my $700K.

It will be tough to find a turnkey cashflowing property but you can certainly keep low expenses if you are interested in quad and live in one of the units.

From what I can tell, all the material and tools you need for investing out of state are provided and I have heard multiple success stories from it within it's first year being live.

Home prices have been amplified because of the increased costs for builders to actually build a home in the US, mainly:Inflation (materials and labor).Regulatory burdens.Let’s look at both:InflationPrices for everything necessary to build a home - including building materials and hourly labor - are much much more expensive.

Chicago is a tough sell due to the extreme weather.

Tough bit of luck there.