I brought my first home in Orange County in 2005 for 526K and lived it in until 2009.  

What about orange/ulster/sullivan county in NY? 

Hi Michelle,Greeting.I am in upstate NY, orange county.

Currently doing 10-15 flips at the same time in Broward, Palm Beach, Dade and Orange County in FL.

If we take two sets home to wash, we still have two sets to leave with the next guest.Tips: We have a large laundry bag for each room, hunter orange so we can see them easily, and each one is labeled with a permanent market.

We own enough land near Orange County to build 28 homes (long story how that came to be haha), and have bounced back and forth on whether to sell, build-then-sell, or build-then-rent (which is looking very appealing at today's interest rates).

Follow the Orange line and look for good cash flow in Brighton Park, Archer Heights, West Elsdon, West Lawn, and other areas.

It's even harder for a contractor to compete than a realtor because of the apples to oranges dynamic.

For the record Oakland Park & Wilton Manors are right next to each other but to compare a sale in each respective area would be comparing apples to oranges. 

As Darren said, Newark (and similar areas such as East Orange etc..) might be a bit of a challenge for a newer investor.