Esp those of us in the northern half of the US where STR isn’t very profitable bc no one wants to visit Ohio, New jersey, indiana or nebraska in november.

Now, I would like to invest and perhaps do my first flip in New Jersey area.

I'm located in Central Jersey and all mailing addresses are within NJ as well.

Are there any Investors in New Jersey, preferably in the Essex County area, that would be willing to taking on a mentee ? 

@Jacob Zimerman I'm a New Jersey transplant now located in Stuart Florida.

Detroit, New York, California, New Jersey, are all transient in a bad way, not the same thing. 

your right but my home market right now is north jersey and prices to buy a 2 unit range from 500k to 600k and taxes 10k plus. i dont wanna waste agents time in NJ if the price i can afford is no where near enough to buy a 2 unit so my next best bet is PA or NC, so its basically narrowing down budget so i can be realistic

@Austin SmithWhatever the law in New Jersey is, whatever backlog there may be, there are local provisions and procedures for eviction.

In New Jersey you can not sell a home with a cesspool, it must be upgraded to a septic system.

Im a rookie investor trying to get started in the real estate world in the cleveland ohio area wondering if that was good area to start with or just to start in my own backyard of Jersey.