Hello, looking to potentially use a hard money lender in NJ. Can anyone recommend some stand up lenders I can speak to? Also if any NJ agents that are familiar with using these and transitioning out of them can reach ...

My method has always been to call every listing that hit 90 days on market in areas that I want to buy.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

The expense tracker, reports and rental sheets (useful if you are planning to do the BRRRR method and need to calculate 2 different sets of loans).I used to have my own custom spreadsheets that I built but this one does everything mine did plus much more. 

I am not opposed to making this my primary method of income either.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

There are many who will argue my methods and that's fine, it's worked very well for me and has been extremely rewarding in ways that cannot be compensated monetarily. 

You definitely want to use a thorough screening method like rentprep.com that gets their income, credit, background check, and call at least 3 references (make sure to verify them by address/job and then their name).  

I’m focused on buy-and-hold properties, fix-and-flips, and exploring the BRRRR method.

House hacking is the best tried-and-true method for new investors in my opinion.