If nearby, AND with hardwood floors, I do side jobs when I can which is almost never :( I dont know anyone where I live much to get referrals.

Does that mean your place is bigger and nicer than the others nearby?

Keep checking and there will be womeone nearby who is a part of Bigger Pockets.

Also there is a mega transit village being built nearby with a new train station that will connect North Brunswick township with NYC downtown.

With a stockpile of cash you should be able to purchase SFR product in bulk and get better capitalization rates than what you would get in an open market.

Hey guys my name is Pierre, and earlier this year I purchased three liens at an auction in a nearby county.

Any other investors in the nearby area?

Maybe post flyers in the common areas of the nearby employment places.

Besides, there is a fairly high traffic street that my street T's into, so I will put an arrow pointer there (probably today or tomorrow) to get more than just the folks that live right in the couple nearby blocks.

Ok, I get why it makes sense for an investor to invest outside of California, for instance I could see myself investing in nearby LV or Phoenix (5 and 6 hours away respectively) where the markets have been shattered.