Where are the best markets to target in and/or near NJ in 2025?

Be wary of the facebook groups as most folks will have a "pitch" or just see the possibility of a transaction.

Quote from @Jake Gasperi: I’m new to wholesaling and looking to learn more about the Des Moines, Iowa market.

Those are some very different markets you listed.

Hi, I was wondering if there's any good reliable places to market tenant in place + management in place properties. 

“We shifted to a hard-core marketing strategy,” he said.

Beyond that, real estate is largely local; in my market we are not seeing anywhere near those numbers.

It might take a large financial institution with capital for “brainpower” and marketing, and financial and reputation strength to design as well as create a trading market for this type of security. 

Low or no down, seller financing and low or no interest with a balloon payment later is the holy grail (location, building condition, market also matter but it sounds like you have all that).

If you get greedy and put #3 in front of #1 or #2 you can get burned like any other market.