It's not cost-effective for me to buy a property right now.

The Expenses is not important here but for me, it's convenient because it is part of the travel and work we did in the property.

I purchased a 3 family in Newark NJ in March of this year, and am curious about looking into this form of insurance as a way to further protect myself. 

Both of these avenues have worked for me as well as meetup.com

But to date, I've just set my rents at a rate that accounts for me having to pay the water bill - and informed the residents that each year I'll increase the rent based upon my expenses (including water), so keeping the bill down helps me to help them.But one problem this could cause is if increasing the rent to cover the water bill then places your rent above the market rate.

They all say they will be on the lookout for me, and they are experienced realtors.I did however get one from here, bigger pockets, and this realtor hasn't worked with investors before, butis asking me to sign a contract so I am working with them exclusively.The reason I am asking what to do, is because this realtor with the contract is very new, but I heard that most realtors will ask you to sign one if theyre serious.

First, it's the state for me!

Quote from @Martin Zitzelberger: I recently bought my first home in Thousand Oaks, CA—a huge milestone for me.

This has never NOT paid off for me. 

The key for me wasn't to invest in the 'best place' but to know a market so well that a deal jumps off the page when it appears.