All Forum Posts by: Jay Kay

thank you guys! Yea I won't give up :) 

I am in search of my first investment property and leaning toward purchasing a duplex. Based on what I have read and heard from BiggerPockets, I'm better off finding something not on the MLS. However, I'm hesitant to send out postcards because I'm not in the position to buy for cash. I've been pre-appoved and live in Jersey. I used ListSource and came up with 173 potential sellers based off of my criteria. Now i'm finding myself at a standstill. My parents have received post cards from potential buyers in the mail and they all offered cash.  

I' want to get into real estate investing. The goal is to start out owning a duplex, where I can live in one unit and rent out the other. My issue is, I'm willing to live in multiple counties across the state (Mercer [where i'm from], Somerset, Middlesex and Camden). How do I go about using the knowledge and expertise of an agent while not becoming too much of a burden by making them show me houses all over New Jersey?

Should I have realtors for each specific locations? 

How would you go about this?