The closest I've gotten so far is one of my personal banking and financial advisors right here in Cali.

I personally live and invest very close to Wayne Junction -- my closest property is under a half mile from it.

@Christine Rhode Hi Christine thanks for the reply, I had this idea because the closest events are either in Central CT or Philadelphia, it would great for ppl in FF county or NH county to meet in the middle you mind PMing an email to be kept abreast?

@ Fradel Schaechter the closest reia meeting is 2hrs away in a completely different market.

It is highly unregular to do this, but worth asking if it is possible.I have also seen appraisers use the closest available property.

The best thing for new investors who are looking to invest out of state is to make a list of every place you have lived or gone to school and then a secondary list where your family and closest friends live.

I'm in CA as well and my closest out-of-state property is 2200 miles away.

Here the closest you will find to basic "code" stick-built house in a modular home would be a prefab home {one step above mini-home / mobile home which comes in two halves which are bolted together on-site}.Even the cheapest modular construction available here is more energy efficient than what most of what are being built for spec homes.The point I was attempting to make in my earlier post is if you construct a high-efficiency stick built home and a modular home of the same efficiency (apples to apples), the cost difference would be moot ... the modular home may even be less expensive.

A seller is going to minimize expenses, exaggerate rents.... you need to do your own market analysis to find what rent is.... go on Craigslist or whatever is used in your area.... find 20 of the closest comps, and then figure that your subject property is below average.... don't forget to take into consideration the condition, the type of building, pets/no pets, location, length of lease... etc... this is something that will come easier with more experience, but I wouldn't take an 'average rent' from a website because there are too many factors.  

Closest to you is the Eastern Mass REIA out of Rockland.