The availability has recently been more restrictive but some lenders were/are offering lower down payments for investment properties.

I'm new to the BP community and I just started my real estate investment journey in NYC/NJ area.Currently, I'm looking for a general contractor that serves the hamilton heights  area for a small job.

That's a tough way to make a living man.I agree 3 to meetings a week is ridiculous number one when you are sober and you have to find a job you don't have any money you don't have any resources and in certain recovery houses they make you get up at a certain time in the morning and leave the house to go find a job and you have to be gone for so many hours just trying to go find a job I've done these programs going to meetings and constantly talking about drugs and alcohol and listening to people's stories is I think half of the reason why people go back to using I went to an AA or NA rodeo one day on a Saturday and for 5 hours all they did was have people get up there and tell their sob story about addiction and about that lifestyle it depressed me it showed me how not to run a sober house how to not run a halfway house The halfway house is a joke because they have you leave the house by 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning and give you no guidance give you no help give you nothing to get you to where you going to be and really help you get a job I was in a position where I was in Pennsylvania and a halfway house that made you leave by 9:00 in the morning and you can come back until 4:00 or 5:00 in the afternoon I had no money I had no phone I had basically no resources and no knowledge of where I was even at I stayed sober thank God I went to meetings but sometimes I couldn't get to a meeting that they required because I had no way of getting there in the time of night that they had the meetings and after being gone all day trying to find a job it was a ridiculous self-sabotaging program then I got in touch with another program and they suggested a sober house because I would have more leeway unless restrictions and by the way at the recovery house halfway house that I was at My last night there or the second to the last night that I was there One of the roommates was doing heroin the whole night in and out of the bathroom up and down and it was very distracting and nobody said anything I didn't get any sleep because she was up and down the whole night and I knew what she was doing I felt her energy The 12-step program the AA program is not a bad program but it didn't help me stay sober I kept myself sober personally if I had a halfway house or a sober house I would require only one meeting per week but I would also require an hour everyday of journaling and some kind of education as far as to their goals and and to their plan of action and dreams and desires I would do a totally different program because I've been in that position if I would have kept going to meetings and doing that kind of program I would have began using again the sober house doesn't require 10,000 meetings it's too much for a person and it only puts your mind in a mentality and the thought to use again and the desire and the trigger...

Some genius politician's think oh hey, while we got all this going on, I know, what a great time to create even MORE restrictions on energy, manufacturing logistics, yeah, let's do that....  

In my personal portfolio there aren't any pet restrictions = better tenants, higher rents, and tenants that stay longer.

Just like others on this thread mentioned, make sure you're aware of all the Ellis Act restrictions.

Are you aware of any restrictions in place?

Here are some of the responsibilities.Financial Management:Overseeing the HOA's budget and financesCollecting dues and managing delinquenciesMaintaining financial records and generating reportsCommunication and Administration:Acting as a liaison between the HOA board and residentsDisseminating information through newsletters and noticesResponding to homeowner inquiries and concernsScheduling and facilitating HOA board meetingsMaintaining the Community:Overseeing maintenance and repairs of common areasEnforcing the HOA's Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs)Managing vendors and ensuring adherence to contractsSupervising common areas like pools, gyms, and landscapingOther Responsibilities:Planning and organizing community eventsHelping to resolve disputes among residentsStaying compliant with local and state lawsThe PM doesn't go on-site is very weird, it's called Property Manager for a reason, to oversee the property. 

Some lenders have minimum size restrictions.

You simply sell the property, take the cash, and you can reinvest it into whatever you'd like without any of the restrictions that come with a 1031 exchange.