Hi @Dana Waller most new investors in the NJ Market believe it is a tough market, it can be challenging for sure. 

@Jake Barney it is indeed tough to cash flow in NoVA.

There is also the idea to rent out a room as an office to another person as well.Trying to find info on this question online has been tough, so I thought I'd ask all of you!

I am also wondering if anyone can recommend any good research tools for investing in out of state properties, which I personally have had a tough time finding myself (side note: I'm a software engineer by trade so if something good does not exist, ill be happy to build something out for the community) 

It's very tough to be an expert when you're so far away because real estate is a very localized business. 

I offered up my office etc to a few folks who chased these down. its a ton of work we got a few.. but it is VERY tough as in VERY.

Which was tough since we moved our family into the four which had less room. 

Small claims takes time, and doesn't always work out in our favors.. but if you believe your time is worth pursuing and you believe you have enough material to prove it then you can pursue.

They said I would literally need to go in there with another person and film the entire time just so I could prove that I didn't steal something.That being said, some things will probably be different in your state, and your city.

@Zachary Olley MFR in most areas by me are tough to find comps on, not enough sell.