The demographic is overwhelmingly single female.

In fact, you can combine this with an SEO expert, and for relatively few dollars create a powerful and profitable “persona” whereby you have potential listing leads contact you.  

Begin, researching any and all information on properties in that area, even if it feels like an overwhelming amount of information.

Also, it’s depends on my negotiating power and current bids for property.

It's the most powerful thing you can do 

She is on a fixed income and I know any rent increase would give her less spending power on herself.

The US is gigantic in terms of economic size and where to start and why - is very overwhelming.

Here's a guide that describes what good cash flow looks like and how to analyze a property.https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Read about the power of leverage.

You will start to get a better understanding of how real estate investing works, and you'll start to hone in on a strategy that you would like to pursue.It will be overwhelming at first but you'll get there.

I also understand the power of commercial / large multi family investments, considering my family's multi-family home is under an LLC, but I also see how much work it can be.All in all, it would be nice to hear from anyone in the BiggerPockets community, specifically- what everyone recommends as the best way to get started in NJ, what makes sense for my situation, and what areas do you see the most cooling / opportunities in.