I know many here talk of it as if it is property-specific -- they are wrong.

Greetings;I am moving to CO and am unfamiliar with the paperwork involved in a RE transaction - specifically the:  Exclusive Right to Buy Listing Contract;  Buyer Agency (is checked)I have bought and sold property in California and have never seen a form like this!

., if you have enough motivation and the proper quickly learned "techniques", then extensive knowledge and experience relating to the specific area of interest is not necessary for success.  

Before you know it that specific property you have in mind will come up that you can discuss in greater detail. 

Jen Anderson , in regards to the property, NJ is a very large state so saying it is 35 mins away does not give a good idea of where it is and there are some developers that only focus on a specific county or even town.

Or is this lender specific?

What I've found is there are particular niches of interest to me that make it easier to focus on a plan of action.

Elbert Dockery when you say west side, is there a specific area?

Now there are obviously many other ways to find deals and if you want a more detailed approach feel free to PM me and I will give you a more specific ideas based on your more detailed picture of what you want to do. 

Based on these lessons decide on one niche and attack it and get a property.