Anyway, she was so excited that the next morning she found a realtor nearby and walked in his office to write a contract.

Check out the nearby members and network at https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet,it will help you a lot to find partners that can help you out in investing. 

Now thinking of investing, are there any areas nearby across the river that anybody looks into?

When I was door knocking for listings I would door knock entire neighborhoods where there had been a recent sale and hand out my business card letting everyone know a home had sold near by and for home much.

don't be afraid to call up apartments nearby and ask them what they are occupied at.

Below are just a sample of strategies New Yorkers are doing to invest in real estateInvest in nearby states (PA, NJ, CT).

It will be self-managed so 8% for prop mgmt, and we have a contractor nearby (whom we have a history with) always on call. 

My work office is located nearby the house, and I would file taxes in the same state, and have my mailed delivered there.

It is also located east side san jose and the highschool nearby is James Lick High school.

The third floor needs the least amount of work on this house so our focus remodeling wise is to get the 3rd floor/common area finished so we can get the 3rd floor up for rent ASAP.The water is on to the house and we expect to start some plumbing work this week/next week for the 3rd floorThe electric heat install for the 3rd floor unit is scheduled for next weekWe are finishing up a 2-family rehab in nearby Bristol, CT so we are working on getting the roof, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical squared away with this house so when our employees are finished with the 2-family they can hit the ground running with the remodeling of the 1st and 2nd floor units. 3rd floor should be done by then.