Locals know that and you can see that in DOM. 

@Nitesh Chand check your state & local laws!

Ensure the sublease is explicitly permitted in a written agreement with your friend and aligns with local STR laws.

You will need someone more local who is incentivized to be available to do showings and handle issues.

I'm a new to real estate investing and I'm looking to connect with local investors.

Just focus on learning the local market, financing, and property management.

I put my money where my mouth is on this.We lend our own hard-earned money to local real estate investors.

Most owners are local and therefore “hot” money or out of area players are not yet chasing Pittsburgh assets, keeping prices favorable.References United States Census Bureauhttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2017/august/economic-impact-report.htmlMarcus & Millichap 2017 Multifamily Investment Forecast2017 Commercial Real Estate Trends Report by Integra Realty Resourceshttp://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/September-2017/Staying-CMU-All-Eyes-on-Carnegie-Mellons-Future/http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/features/pittsburgh-developments-watch-2017/

We invested into the property and came well ahead of the local market.

There are a lot of local meetups in Northern New Jersey that you can find in the Events and Meetups section of the forums as well.