There are plenty of lower cost areas within less than 2 hours of Fort Lee, NJ that could meet your cash flow criteria.Be patient with your search.

Great question @Vincent Crane- thanks for asking it [I wait patiently to see what answers are given]@Ben Leybovich Buy Rehab Refinance Rent Repeat 

I will say however, if you do decide to go this route to be very patient and wait for the right property to come along.

I am still fairly new my self with only a year under my belt but I have made enough mistakes in marketing to know that you must be patient and consistent.

The market has assuredly changed since the last time but there is still some opportunity if you're patient, creative, and ready to move quickly.If you'd like to chat more, just PM and we can talk more.

So I'm more patient about that sort of thing I guess.

Be patient and do not give up.  

Come on lolol, im 22 years old how patient can i really be haha, thats my joke for the day haha.

(I'm currently deaf in one ear hopefully it's not permanent it's from a recent accident the tinnitus is killing me)I also mostly lurk here and read frequently.

For SD_IRA funds I like your notes strategy you mention where it throws of interest income that is not so tax efficient.Study the niches, find the respectable sponsors and get to work placing your money carefully and patiently into these areas.