The only downside he has mentioned lately is the property taxes have really started to eat into his profits.

@Jonathan Greene what do you think of NJ for investing?

A lot of individuals have started jumping on the real estate investing bandwagon, we have new investment groups eating up large portions of investments, and we have the AirBnB increase.There are still deals, but you'll have to work harder to find them.

Atlanta also looks appealing for being close to work.I'm currently reading through David Greene's BRRRR book and its awesome!

From there, only you can decide how to proceed based on how much risk you're willing to accept (versus how much vacancy you're willing to eat).But you can't just leave the unit sitting empty for the next six months.

If you look through my connections, you'll find quite a few green-minded investors on here.

Buying today in Green Bay will probably not yield you a 1% return on rental.

Yet here I am, travelling with my family when I want, going out to eat when I want, living a life I never thought possible for me. 

And then pick up your own properties here and there the first year so that you can eat from what you earn from others, and you can build wealth with your own properties.  

At the end of the day the grass is just as green in my own backyard.