The more you expose yourself to the area of your liking, you will learn whether you made a right choice or a bad one.I settled in the north Bronx- Woodlawn, and that is a 40 minute commute to Yankee stadium.  

@Justin Young this property is in Cromwell Indiana, a small town about 2.5 hours north of Indy. 

I'm originally from a very high property tax area north of Chicago.

But, if I were to drive an hour North or South, I could find properties from $30k-$50k pretty easily.

@Chris Dragotta Welcome to BP, there are a lot of meetup groups in North Jersey you can search for Real Estate in Meetup.com and connect with fellow investors.

I'm particularly interested in rental property in the Augusta, GA/North Augusta, SC area.

Electric is ~$0.12-14 per kWh Gas is ~$9 perMCFLocation: Western PA

Not only that but there is already an REIA meeting next Wednesday at Denny's (201 Lawrence Rd, North Syracuse) at 6:00 I believe and I myself am going with another investor.

The city is also about 15 miles north of the new Braves Stadium, and 15 miles east of Turner Field.My estimated mortgage will be around $650 ( not my college apartment rent, but close enough), and the list price is $87,500.

Best of luck, I'm a fellow Rochester native and always glad to see someone investing in western NY and the Adirondacks.