@Daniel Green been a while but i did work in that area for about 5-6 years, I think Bergenfield and Teaneck are more Blue collar  as Englewood and Demarest are more white collar and prices i believe are a little higher. but all 4 areas are a good area to invest, i think you could probably get more for your money though in Teaneck and is probably a better rental area.

However, the reason I have yet to buy a property there is the property taxes are steep - 4k a year for a cheap house, and the maintenance on those old properties next to the ocean is pretty extreme.

It's the same as buying out of state, but just a little added fear since it's across an ocean.

So hopefully everything works out where I don't end up living under an overpass wearing my digital blue parka, begging for change.I'm already in a very military influenced area and hopefully I can use that to my advantage!

BathroomsAre they pink, yellow or blue?

Personally, I like the blue line.

In addition to what was mentioned, you can quickly hone in on a few states if you start looking at things like the Sunbelt states (where the population is expected to grow the fastest over the next 30 years), landlord-friendly states, places people want to live now that they have an option with remote work (think mountains, lakes, oceans, etc.).

I got an ocean front condo instead.

The back house has an epic 180 degree view of the ocean so we can rent it for a premium. 

in response to the reply here what if one lives across the ocean aka Hawaii, having that peace of mind sure is nice.