Tenant base is a major pain to deal with but yet the prices being paid on properties are astronomical because of the hope of gentrification in 5-10yrs. 

The profitability of a full gut job is astronomically higher if you get the property for the right price and handle a lot of the work yourself, vs paying close to full value and doing minimal upgrades.

Right now, the astronomical insurance cost is squeezing everyone dry.

As someone who is used to the astronomical NJ prices, what I see here is great.

The community dues are astronomical and two of the three commercial tenants (including me) want to pay less since we don't benefit as much as the residential tenants from the HOA dues (like parking in the garage, fob use, common spaces, etc).Has anyone heard of a stipulation like this before?

Not sure how to hyperlink, but Frank the insurance expense is astronomical in its current state...$750 a month until I get the whole property dialed in at which time I can get it down to around $3,000 annually.

I think part of what keeps real estate affordable is our astronomical property taxes.

Astronomical. 

Your house would have to appreciate to astronomical levels to make up for what you pay in interest (and other expenses on it). 

The trends for the past two years have been astronomical for rental increases.