These challenges are a bit broader then any "day-to-day" challenges that I face anymore.

There are several wholesalers and a broader niche discussion every Thursday 11:30 (Harold McGee hosts...at Big Daddy's restaurant Burnett/I-183).  

But broader more macro issues are more important than cheap houses and developer profits, like having enough farmland to feed people, clean air, not commuting 40 miles to work, and not needlessly wasting finite energy resources, among others. 

I welcome all in the Jersey City, Hudson County and broader Bigger Pockets community to join. 

SFR will have a broader appeal to many types of buyers, while a duplex will be mainly an investor market.

@Jacqueline Pelzer,Thank you for your civil service.I have some experience with self directed retirement investing.I worked with @Dmitriy Fomichenko at Sense Financial Services to set up a Solo 401 K account.Very professional,prompt,and knowledgeable.Ive learned that you can get tripped up by the regulations via the IRS very easily.There are a lot of details that have to be correct or their are consequences that usually cost you you money.Thats why I like simple.I will admit I've been out of my comfort zone  during this process.It sounds like your comfort zone is much broader than mine,thus your more comfortable with complicated matters.Good for you.I considered buying rental properties thru my Solo 401K but it was more complicated than the way we are use to purchasing,renovating,and refinancing them.We discovered private lending and that's what we are doing thru the Solo 401K.Maybe less complicated?

This has definitely given me a broader view.

Perhaps look for deals that have been on the market for a longer time, or have your realtor run broader searches for motivated sellers in your investment perimeters.

There is also a broader networking style meetup and here is the information on it.

I know I have.I bring this up because in my career I have found that my willingness to relocate has allowed me to remove geographic restrictions from my job searches, which has in turn allowed me to make more than double what people with similar qualifications (but a requirement to stay in a certain city) have earned.In the case of real estate investing, I can see how it would be true that by searching a broader area for deals, you would be able to find deals better suited to your goals.If you have gone to the trouble of reading this whole post (I know it is a bit long) I would love to hear thoughts or experience on the differences between long distance investing with large multi-units versus smaller multies or single family homes.