When the homeowner starts falling behind on his mortgage repayments, the bank charge them hefty penalties which over time add up and can erase any equity the owner has in the house.Unless you talk to the owner or the bank who holds the note, I don't think you can precisely know how they owner owes when they are  not current on their mortgage.

Use it as leverage.Do you know precisely how much time in NJ? 

. - I'm sure it's doable but the numbers have to be very precise. 

How do you handle tenants doing drugsHow do you handle noise complaintsHow do you handle vehicle violationsHow do you keep a tenant long term?

It's a sensible term in that context because construction is often precise, an art even, and hacking is something you do with an axe. 

What most folks around this site seem to forget about real estate investing is the cash flow isn't the thing that makes it such a good investment vehicle.

Take photos of the vehicle and tags. 

Then wtf transmission starts to give on my vehicle.

If you're looking at putting together a deal that's smaller in scale, a syndication is probably not the right vehicle.

Hey @Sean YehudaI don't precisely about the Houston market.