I do pretty decent for my age, and I live at home still, so I've been saving up a lot of money.

Buy where you intend to live, where you know the areas best.

I'd recommend house-hacking a duplex or triplex if possible to help limit your living expenses.

You can also contact a local alcoholics anonymous or other organizations and let them know you have space available for anyone living sober.

Are you planning to rent it out or live in it?

Also, if it fits your budget and your business needs a write off BPCON lives up to the hype. 

I was born in Allentown hospital many years ago, but now living near and investing in Northeast Philadelphia.

Trying to get a split level (not a lot of sqft) on the market in the next three weeks and trying to decide on whether to open the wall between the dining and living room for a feel of openness or leave it as I have heard from two interior designers that the open concept is on the way out as we are more at home and liking our separate areas in the home.Pragmatically speaking the opening of the wall will be mostly a time drain with it being a load bearing wall and having to support the ceiling while rebuilding and all the drywalling necessary.

That doesn't surprise me about NJ, knowing what I do as a person who's lived in the tri-state area for 25+ years, especially since becoming a father and coming to truly appreciate what NJ has to offer offer.

This happened while a tenant was living there.