DRIVE- best way of finding property is to take long drives into areas that you may or may not know-unknown streets and cities. generally when you see overgrown grass and general unkept look you've found a possible deal. thats one way, the other is to look in the RE books in the market and checkout realtor listings,get 2-3 books.lastly is google "foreclosure listings" in your area. you have got to your end of the legwork- otherwise the deals will pass you by.

I took the OP to mean that he will drive traffic to the site through direct marketing techniques to sellers, and therefore the site needs to be geared toward sellers.

Look an hour's drive out from where you are.

She's driving neighborhoods and doing pretend cash flow analyses and running scenario after scenario in her mind and on paper.

The revitalization and growth of the area jacked them up.

Drive around or look on your local MLS and find a Realtor that seems to have a bunch of investment properties listed.

then you've got to hold it together, don't spend too much, stick to a game plan and BAM - i think this is a GREAT way to go about investing in real estate...i didn't mean to sound too harsh, but sometimes you've got to drive home a point - GAURD your hard-earned money.

I drive through all the time.When is the best time to start?

Considering that she didn't drive, deciding to do this in the New Jersey suburbs seems a odd choice.

I just read the original thread---juicy...I can't answer the where, but I'm going to take a stab at what to look for (which is at the core of the question---you have to know the "what" before you can find the "where"): - Follow the employers---seek areas where employment is both vibrant and growing (job growth leads to migration patterns---people have a tendency to follow the money)- Seek a community with current or future infrastructure expansion intentions.