I work with a lot of high earners and have a few friends of friends that are doctors and lawyers.

NJ is very blue, liberal, tenant friendly state.

There were at least 5 individuals who seemed ready to rise to the occasion and help this poster with their borrowing needs.

Since you’re open to out-of-state investing, there are definitely some great opportunities out there.A few things that helped me:-Finding investor-friendly agents/property managers who actually understand rentals.

Once you have a good understanding of what you can afford, reach out to your landlord in a friendly and casual way.

My current flip was bought from a wholesaler in a partnership with a builder friend of ours who has his own salaried framers, roofers, plumbers and electricians.  

Just basic face to face talks with people soon to be friends.

@Bob Asad I like the individual sub account method escrow account, but there are multiple different ways to hold security deposits and multiple laws in different states.

We are pet friendly and have some zeroscape backyards and have wording like "We are pet friendly with a fee, but please note although backyard is fenced there is no grass and certain areas contain crushed shell which could hurt your pets feet". 

Cons:not as friendly for our family to use at the same time.