I'm an incoming freshman at University of California, Riverside and I decided to join because I want to get involved with real estate because I've heard and read about countless stories of people getting financially independent through it and I am extremely motivated to get involved as soon as possible! 

I am particularly interested in small multi-family rental properties in the Riverside area of Jacksonville, FL.

Try the riverside REI meetup.

Maybe consider widening your search and looking out toward San Bernardino County and Riverside County.

There're REI groups led by Nick Tang, and Glen Galucci/Paul Kim, and many more... that have a ton of local PRO's.

My husband grew up in Westchester and I grew up in North Riverside - now we live further west.Here are my two cents: Brookfield - nice schools - nice price points- area we are looking inNorth Riverside (Riverside-Brookfield HS) top rated school - be west of 1st Ave and check to make sure they took care of the flooding issues we all had back in the day.Riverside is very expensive and taxes are very high.Westchester - terrible schools LaGrange Park is a bit cheaper than LaGrange but is still expensiveLombard - nice areaDowners Grove - nice but a bit pricey thoughGlendale Heights - for rentalsCarol Stream - for rentalsI saw a posting from a realtor about a property in Berwyn if you would like I could try to find the info for you.

yes of course northeast is great, I'm only saying rent reduction is ALREADY Happening in this market :Birmingham-Hoover, AL9.60%965-9.80%1,1378.10%1,23010.20%Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA3.20%1,550-7.20%1,7881.30%2,0653.40%Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA0.10%1,321-6.20%1,9051.10%2,4010.80%Minneapolis-St.

San Bernadino and Riverside for 4-Plexes only.I don't waste my time with Tax Auctions.Been to a few sheriff auctions with no luck.But Back to my first posting, I AM Looking for REO Managers in So-Cal who are intrested in selling the properties before they are assigned to a realtor.So if you Know one---Give me a Call (714) 457-5058Thanks BossJoseph

Up by main st is a bit sketchier than down by riverside dr. 

On the beach/river side there is a good deal of renovation happening as buildable lots are dwindling.