I had a question and emailed them and they responded with a day, I sent another question though and it's been a couple of days. 

This will put me in negative cash flow for the first couple years.

When you screened them, did their background come up fine except for a couple of evictions or court appearances that they were eager to talk about and had long and detailed explanations for?

Labor/material are going to be different and need to factor that in4) new roof, new HVAC, new water heater, ac panel, replacing plumbing to PVCThese are very variable, if you are getting this from a licensed guy to do it and unlicensed.. is it a big shop or a local shop doing it, is the GC doing it they will put some money on the top so it will be more money5) framing (creating new bedrooms or baths)I would get all these quoted from a good couple of licensed guys and unlicensed to know your numbers to cents

Brand new house.  

Because to me, a steady income is more worth it at the moment than a couple hundred if that makes sense.

These plans call for six blocks, with buildings totaling 2.5 million mixed-use square feet, and a renovated 14.2 acres of open space with brand-new amenities and improved access.

and... if you still want to try LTRs i'd stay within a couple hours of NJ even if you don't get to a crazy low price point - like the lehigh valley.hope this helps. 

STR internet guru's seem to be coming out of woodwork the last couple of years.

A couple of my clients bought land in Georgetown three years ago when no one paid attention to it; now, they're sitting on equity gains of nearly 40%.