Quote from @Kevin Ansari: This is hands down one of the WORST insurance company broker whatever they call themselves you can ever use.

Working with Lendbase was a mistake.

The only county in New Jersey worst the Essex is Hudson. 

Quote from @Richard Volkov: Quote from @James Hamling: Quote from @Richard Volkov: Quote from @James Hamling: This is the worst idea I've ever heard. 

Also:_________________________________________________________________________Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

The biggest mistake I see out of state investors make is relying on others too much for direction and guidance instead of doing their own due diligence and building their own team that they actually meet and interviewRelying on one person who alleges that they have a 'team' built already that you can use as well can be a costly mistake.

The interest rate isn't that huge of a difference between the 15 and 30 so worst case scenario if you have the 30 year option is you start paying it down on a 15 year timeline - sure you'll pay a little more in interest over the 15 years, but it will have been worth it if you bought another house.

It would be terrible to lose the home you worked so hard for over a mistake. 

I agree that pricing a rental too high is a classic mistake than can make it sit, but don't you think encouraging landlords to rent quick will make them compromise on the vetting of the tenants?

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.