@Ryan Swan looks like you're in my neck of the woods, I'm on the hunt for connects, mentors, ect.

Any REI focused agent will already assume that this is the case.Happy hunting!

Good hunting!

Happy hunting.

If I have some criteria I can set up alerts for it and more importantly I can go out and actively hunt for them if it is in my farm area. 

I'll still be on the hunt for NJ properties near my work that I can house hack but my major interest is finding a location, probably in the mid-west, where I can hope to really grow my portfolio.

I know one of the major goals in absentee hunting is to find out of state owners, so that's great, but the fact that there could be so many homes for lease in the same neighborhood leads me to wonder if such strong rent competition could be a turn off for potential buyers.

Good luck hunting!

So I'm constantly on the hunt and looking at the market.  

I'm certainly no expert (I'm a r.e. agent with one investment condo in somerville and on the hunt for a multi, and always willing to wholesale deals) but the hot market aspect really makes it different investing here.