If you’d like to be by NYC. Union city, West New York, North Bergen & Guttenberg are reasonably priced, safe suburby cities with good transportation in NJ. You can get to Hoboken & Jersey City easy enough that have trendy bars & restaurants outside of NYC (the city).

Being that you don’t have a degree (yet) in this area you still have great opportunities to make good money with your choice how you want to navigate your career. If you do decide to go to college or even just certified you’d have lots of choices!

Not gonna lie would help if you speak at least survival Spanish in the towns I recommended. That being said, there is a vibe about NJ - you either love it or hate it. The joke a friend of mine that prefers Pennsylvania/Philly says they should put up a sign that says “Welcome to North Jersey, Fuck You 🖕🏻”. The good thing is once your here it’s easy to move elsewhere if you like it better or you find a solid job (i.e. deeper into Jersey, PA, CT or NY). It’s really up to you what you want your commute to look like.

Here are some management companies that you can find reasonable rent:

If you can go over $1000, these places are solid (usually heat is included + no realtor fee) including Jersey City area & you’ll have your own place (you can always upgrade as you make more money) https://www.goldberg-realty.com http://tulire.com/services/ https://parkstonerealty.com https://www.forrent.com/find/NJ/metro-NYC/West+New+York?sort=price_asc

To sell the area even further: -you have access to at least 3 airports -you’re within an hour to the beach, mountains, lakes, one of the biggest cities in the world (most amazing skyline) -you’re less than 2hrs from Philly, 4hrs from Boston & DC -you will get used to everything being within 10min (walking/public transpo/car) that you’ll be spoiled -you’ll get some of the best produce in the country, every town basically has a farmers market, but even your local ShopRite sources locally & you can’t beat the ethnic markets -there is literally every type of food within 30min -best sandwiches you’ll ever have

If you’re adventurous & social, you’ll love it.

Either way, best of luck!!