CA is still a good place to invest and I will likely buy there eventually. 

Needless to say this practice eventually gets fought by insurance, prices go up, policies get less comprehensive, etc. 

I try to buy a primary residence every few years to take advantage of the favorable financing with the goal to eventually turning them into rentals.My company does 20 Flips/BRRRRs per year in Jacksonville FL and we use a hybrid approach.

(I know I will have to eventually take the leap) I'm looking for investor meet ups, if any, in New Jersey.

I'm completely fine with this but I'm wondering if it would be difficult to find a brokerage and if its feasible to start and eventually grow into a full-time career. 

Presumably, there wasn't a will or any heir actively pushing for ownership, so the taxes weren't paid and it eventually ended up with me. 

Eventually I would like to set up some sort of "in-house" property management to cut back on these fees.If you are able to self-manage those rentals, though, then the fee is a non-issue!

I’d like to find a house that we will eventually live in, and rent it out until we’re ready to move.

Everything that I've read about galvanized states that they WILL leak eventually and to replace them now. 

Since then we stayed focused on new construction of single family homes, eventually segueing into small multi unit buildings (3 & 4 units), while doing some interior condo renovations here and there to keep generating revenue until the new builds came to fruition.Overall, my hot take is: New Construction for the win.