Does anyone have investment experience in these areas? Finding some attractive looking deals, I'm an out of state investor, looking to buy and hold for rental/cash flow purposes, how has this area changed over the yea...

Sadly, living in Manhattan and California all my early working years and through my 20's (ridiculous rents and millennial lifestyle...) has left me with little opportunity to save, let alone save anything remotely close enough to a downpayment in areas where studios and 1 bdrms start at well over half a million dollars...This being said, I'm very interested in learning as much as I can about real estate (especially on the smaller scale - such as SFH and perhaps duplexes...).

I attend the one in Pasadena but they also have meetups in Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, and I hear there will be meetups in Culver City coming soon! 

I’ve asked 2 title companies in Manhattan and they both can’t insure.

But keep in mind, we are 15 mins from Midtown Manhattan so there is a lot of demand here. 

They usually rent them out the entire ski season to the same renters from Manhattan and they tell me that the income covers their year round mortgage and maintenance costs.

On the flip side of that, Manhattan is one of the most landlord-friendly areas around, so that will always work in your favor.

@Joseph M.It's so funny (and actually sad) when I keep seeing postings about investing Out of State when there is no consideration to the future rent appreciation in the location where you are planning on living for the long term.I had a friend who purchased 3 multi-family buildings in Bristol, CT in 2004 but lived in Manhattan renting at the time an apt for $2k a month.The 3 buildings he bought gave him a total cash flow of around $1k per month.Today, 13 years after he bought those buildings, I think there was some rent appreciation but it was very minimal.

This property is located in Harrison NJ which is a growing neighborhood due to the easy commutes it provides to Manhattan.

I like your thinking even if it's from a Shocker (I'm from Manhattan what can I say).