Any opinions on East Nash neighborhoods: Mcferrin Park, Cleveland ParkNorth Nash: Historic Buena Vista or broader Buena Vista or any other undiscovered pockets that are in up and coming neighborhoods + would give healthy proximity to downtown for weekend tourists

I’m looking to connect with people in the area and develop a broader circle of like minded individuals.

Right now, I'd like to learn about the broader sub-markets in these areas and the smaller towns nearby.

Once you get comfortable with your market to understand the specific development and sub developments of your local area that have high demand and lower days on market than the broader community, then you can do some targeted flipping.

I read a great article from Joe Fairless on How to Select a Target Market and am deep in the Marcus Millichap, CBRE, and other reports to get a broader understanding of the key metro and secondary markets.

It's kind of niche in a broader market.

Buy and Hold real estate might not be a way to get out of lots of debt, but real estate as a broader category CERTAINLY is. 

I would recommend looking in the broader forms with it though, since the New Jersey forms and discussion are going to filter out so many smart people around the country that can also answer your questions.And I'd you aren't already, listening to the bigger pockets podcast leads some some crazy valuable information and a diverse set of opinions and options

You don't have to be a realtor to accomplish this unless your goals are broader than you have highlighted. 

Doing business is broader than where the property is located or if you hire a property manager, so if you are making managerial decisions from California, chances are you are doing business in California.