It will be even harder as a young person with no life experience, and particularly no experience buying real estate. 

So they price those homes at what a willing homeowner will pay for their personal residence.

We would want to use it for personal use probably one per year. 

I personally leverage, but have a large rainy day fund. 

Private money and personal funds.

Personally I like the Section 8 program when the property is located in a super poor area with a ton of blight and crime.

I'm advising folks to keep a close eye on Clay, Cicero, North Syracuse, the neighborhoods including and surrounding Eastwood, and the neighborhoods by the university.

It does have Power dialer and when leads come in, I know it's from that person that integrates with my CRM.

A contract is only as good as the person enforcing it.

For funding, explore options like FHA loans, personal savings, or creative financing, and focus on New Jersey markets that align with your goals, such as Newark for rentals or commuter towns for house hacking.