Heres an article asking that very same question http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/03/newark-new-jersey-development-what-works-116234

Plus, our town was featured recently in Sunset magazine as a great place to live.  

Shopping in the MLS, looking at Homes & Land magazine and talking to Zippy the Idiot real estate agent are not going to get you cash flowing properties in this market.On another note, I recently sold a 4 unit I bought out of state 8 years ago.

Now They're Having Deja Vuhttp://www.inc.com/magazine/201702/bill-saporito/h...

What should I be reading as a new investor (magazines, blogs, google alerts, etc)?

Hi Bigger Pockets Community!After multiple google searches about real estate kept leading to biggerpockets.com, I couldn't help but be pulled in. I do wonder though, shouldn't it have been called deeper pockets? :))Re...

However, as New Yorkers we know very well that the availability and pricings can be challenging. 

@Assaf KehatiAs a fellow New Yorker I feel your pain.

You can cold call FSBOs and FRBOs on Craigslist and in the magazines... that's free but time-consuming.

@Ryan Billingsley I like the quote from Brandon Doyle in Realtor magazine, “Frequency is more important than reach.