Also, didn't notice you're from Cleveland until now, I grew up in York Township right between Litchfield and Medina, just south west of CLE.

As I currently live in Hawaii, I haven't been to PHX area so I don't know the south east valley very well other than what I've seen on Zillow. hahaha...

Dimitri from RI said it right, although parts of N jacksonville are getting attractive, and extreme north, as in next county; nassau county i personally like..this is equivalent of south county being st johns   

Aim for the neighborhoods that are just one away from the "hot" ones... so instead of Foutain Sq. or Bates go for south Fountain, Garfield park, Emmerson Heights, edge of Grace Tuxedo, Brookside park etc. 

@Haley ThorntonFor BRRRR deals I'd check out South Cobb and Douglas Counties.

Have you considered investing down South?

I’m in a couple high growth markets in South Carolina and Alabama that are my focus for growth.

I have friends living in South Beach so am also somewhat familiar.

However, I have also been taking a real estate course to become a salesperson so I wanted to see if anyone here who is both a real estate salesperson in NJ and an investor could recommend any investor-friendly brokers in South Jersey (I live in Burlington) where I could potentially hang my license?

That can mean multi million dollar homes, condos or multi's renting for 5 figures on the north side or 25K 2-flats on the south side renting for 3 figures or section 8.