If you have any notes on the properties you want to sell them, email me, to buy them off you.

You will likely need to find something off market.

My belief is you are off by at least 5x. 

Nothing 3 or 4 unit will pass the FHA self-sufficiency test, unless you are going to get the property for at least 30% off of fair market value. 

I'd feel comfortable investing ~$50k to start off.

I don't know the answers on taxes, but New Jersey is the densest state in America.

Which I know from being in other business that that does not look good to clients if I have to cancel showing or if I don’t show for showing and pay someone else to show my house I think you can pull it off as long as you set expectations properly with clients upfront and especially if you’re working with people you already know, like other fire fighters for example will be fine with your unpredictable schedule.

We all wait with bated breath for the extensive thank you note they will write on their way out.

You'll be waiting a looooong time for a tenant to meet that criteria.Same goes for conviction & eviction histories:Class A - never (actually they fall off after 7-10 years)Class B - not in last 5 yearsClass C - not in last 3 years

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