Better State To Start: New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania

[Zachary Moore]

Hello Bigger Pockets community.

I am at the beginning of my (hopefully) long and fruitful journey into real estate investing. I plan on focusing on single family rentals for the purpose of generating cash flow.

I live in Queens and was wondering if anyone here also lives in the area and had insight into which state would be best to start exploring for my first SFR: New York, New Jersey, Or Pennsylvania. I have heard that different states have different laws regarding tenant rights vs. landlord rights.

Or am I over thinking this and the reality is I need to simply find a solid local SFR and start the process regardless of the state?

Thank you Bigger Pockets Community!

Zach