New, Living in NYC (Queens), Looking for Rentals In or Out of State

[Michael S.]

Looks like a great community here with, fortunately, more than a few others in the NYC area!

My experience to date hasn't gone beyond research and a few open houses, but I'd love to get into rentals in this area or another nearby area (NJ, CT or Long Island). I do get the sense that the rental investment market isn't great here, but appreciation opportunity is high (the last apt I rented appreciated in value by ~50% in 3 years).

I'll be at this week's NYC meetup, so look forward to connecting with other real estate investors or potential investors in the area there or thought these boards!

[Joshua Dorkin]

Welcome to the site, @Michael S..  I pretty much grew up in your neck of the woods, attending Kew Forest.  Welcome to the site!  I think you'll meet some great people at the NY meetup (Brandon Turner should be there) and hope you can start to dig in here on the site to help you find what you're looking for. Let us know any questions you've got!

[Michael S.]

@Michael S.

Welcome to Biggerpockets. You're in the right place in learning more about REI. Good luck and see more of you here at the forums.

[Tanya Potter]

@michael sorgen 

welcome  to BP from another newbie from Queens!  I'm in whitestone.  

Where and when is the NYC meetup?

[Mark Nolan]

@Michael S.

BP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs. Welcome to the Bigger Pockets community-be sure to check out all the awesome BP blogs under “Learn.”

[Michael S.]

Thank you all for the welcome messages. I look forward to getting involved.

@Tanya Potter 

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/193686-may-28th-2015-meetup-in-manhattan-with-biggerpockets-podcast-co-host-and-author-brandon-and-heather-turner is the url for the NYC meeting.

[Dmitriy Fomichenko]

Welcome to BP community @Michael S. It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. Here are a few recommendations for you:

Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet

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Wishing you the best! 

[Andrew Sparks]

Welcome to BP @Michael S.! I'm in Ridgewood, Queens now, looking at rentals in CT (most likely, perhaps NJ). This site is a great resource - let me know if I can help with anything.