Am I understanding right that this is South Carolina (known for low taxes?)

Best to call city hall for the town you are buying in to see what if any rent control rules are in place. see link below if you require additional information and call the Jersey City Landlord Tenant relations office. https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/HousingAndDevelopment/...Jersey City CPI chart on recommended rent increases: https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server...The state with the highest eviction rate in the country right now is South Carolina. 

Actually checked with my Nieces there and my brother who had a location in Floresville south of San Antonio. 

One of the utilities, South West Gas, based in CA, gave me a hard time putting the account into my own name. after several calls, faxing the court-stamped eviction order, verifying my deed through the County, etc,  the operator finally agreed and started to backdate the account change to the beginning of the process!

I can definitely see how going 100 miles south towards San Diego can give me greater perspective into out of state flips.I can agree to disagree that the best contractors are not found on yelp.

I invest in Canton, about 45 mins south of Cleveland.

Other's are cautious to share their resources so they dont burn bridges if things go south with a referred investor.

South Jersey more landlord friendly than North Jersey, but you have more appreciation in North Jersey. 

We went through this in South Carolina this past summer. 

Just south of you in Saint Clair County.