Our home state, TX, has really high property tax which is see as a big disadvantage.

But presuming you are talking about doing the above, this is a high risk strategy.

If you meet that requirement, I highly recommend it. 

I'd highly recommend attending some local reia meetings.

Those remote flips and high cash flow rentals are so tempting on paper, but they rarely go well in reality. 

Northern New Jersey has very little land, therefore the price to buy land is too high unless you somehow get it at a great price.

Underwriting is highly overrated by new investors.

Sorry you had to go through all that Spencer but thank you for posting for all of us considering paying their high price tag for services  

Look at what high interest credit cards you can get rid of, pay down, or move to zero interest promotion cards for say 15 months etc.

Here's an ideal PM contract: The two keys are: The PM is incentivized to make you money, not charge high fees, and is contractually bound to provide reporting that you can understand in a timely manner.