Any insights, advice, or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!

I began inviting them to online zoom meetings I would hold with brokers, agents and investors... friends I had made along the way, where we would just talk strategy, loan types, current market trends etc.

Quote from @Nate Meeker: Great insight, I am personally choosing not to file these for clients, but am providing a free guide to help them.  

Note, I am not looking for a syndicate to BRRR or rent of some sort.Experience: I have personally bought an old home on a 8,000 sq ft lot, rezoned it to two 4,000 sq ft lots with a family member.

I would recommend targeting 30 day minimum rentals (Most associations are 90+), allowing 12+ rentals per year (most allow 1-3), and no in-person screening for tenants required.

If you want to understand 5-year outlook, I'd look for multifamily construction data in your area to understand what level of new units is and will be coming online in the near future. 

Does anyone know stats on this or have personal experience in this region?

It's important to understand that a person can sue another person, but that doesn't constitute a judgment.

You should be able to search (if your county has online records) for your tenant’s name and/or all previous addresses listed on the tenant’s credit report.

In fact, New Jersey law prohibits you from listing personal identifiers on the form.