@Dayne WintersHoboken (preferably Downtown),Jersey City (Anywhere off the "PATH" Train, note the Waterfront, Downtown, and Newport are nicer than Journal Square)Manhattan (anywhere really but the nicest areas are anywhere south of about 70th street)Queens (Long island city, or Astoria near a subway stop)Brooklyn (Downtown, Heights, Carroll Gardens, Park slope, Williamsburg, there are others but that's just the short list)Since your question is a bit limited I am unsure if this is business or vacation and if it is with children or without.

I'm mostly focused in Palm Beach County multifamily 2-4 units but also sometimes expand my search into Broward but would be super interested to hear some thoughts from you any of you guys in the community here.Side note: This might sound silly but I don't know if I have been scared off a bit because past 3-4 months I have been I following this alliedrealtygroup blog and while it does seem to be a bit on the doom and gloom side of things, the numbers presented in some of the recent posts are hard for me to dispute sometimes and I'm sure my perspective has been somewhat skewed since I started following and reading their posts. http://www.alliedrealtygroup.com/market-outlook ...Anyways though guys, would love to share and see what's on your minds..Thanks,Michael RandellTags: Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Juno Beach, Tequesta, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Loxahatchee, Fort Lauderdale, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach

Bank loans, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, IRAs, 401ks, car loans, insurance companies, cruise ships, credit cards, ez pass, doctors and hospitals, drivers licenses, colleges, high schools, not to forget gun shops, google, ATT, Verizon, Comcast, Amazon, airlines, CIA, IRS, FBI, TSA, Homeland security, Target and Home Depot data breaches, security clearances, car dealerships, title companies, accountant, employers, landlords, credit bureaus, payroll companies, golf and tennis clubs, business clubs, volunteers at schools/churches, Russians and Chinese, etc. it’s more of a question as to who doesn’t have it as I see it.

. - i'm looking for a small mfh in lehigh valley area and have 40k to invest. house hacking is out of the question as my family is already established in the good old garden state. i was told by a mortgage person that it'll be better for me to refinance my house (cash out refinance) to get an equity and lower my payment so i can qualify for higher loan and maybe even able to purhase 2 properties. with the current rate, my interest will likely be higher than what i have now (currently 3.5% and  have about 11 yrs left on it). would you guys recommend doing a refinance in this situation (for a first rental property) or 40k give or take enough to start REI adventure. thank you in advanced for your time and i appologized if this post is confusing for those seasoned investor.

Take some classes at home depot or Loews on basic home maintenance, like fixing toilets and faucets and outlets and such, to save money on repairs. 

Standard Home Depot off the shelf wood

Since she is so closo the end of her lease just deduct the cost from her depot.

If you visit Law Depot you can find ones specific to your state laws!

I'd liket to take the lawn out and put something that's requires less maintenance and water.I am unimaginative so I'd love to get some ideas from landlords out there and names of some gardeners in the area who can do the work.Thanks,Ann

To break it down, total expense is 2k (includes PITI, repairs, management fee, gardening, etc.) and income is ~$1500-$1600 income giving me ~$450 negative cash flow per month.