I believe we will have a robust market for a few more years barring any external events that affect us as a nation. 

But, designing, building, and implementing a system robust enough to handle my business would have cost me far more time (and money) than buying Quickbooks and hiring someone to set it up for me.I started with Excel, and ultimately I waited too long to make the switch to Quickbooks... then waited too long to get real professional help.

Well i have been working full time as a door man since i was 18 also doing a bit of construction on the side , since that age i have been saving and strategizing a way to get my first property.

There is always competition in anything you do, even flipping houses, but it is how you strategically position and operate your business within your target market which determines your success.  

Distribute the property to members, strategically the ones with the highest basis, and recognize a taxable sale.

Our goal is to find the ones that need 1 day to 2 weeks worth of rehab to get rent ready.Also you will notice this isn't HGTV world where you overdo all the rehab and make no money (heh haha)This is strategic reno to get in get out , not take on huge cap x.We will pay a premium for a new roof and new boiler so that we can do rent ready reno and get cash flowing with a solid SFR that will cash flow for years without a capx surprise in 3 years.Also, we know when we have 1 day to 3 years left on a roof.  

Perhaps not as robust, but I haven't hit any problems yet.

A robust farmer's market, a new artists district, several new niche employers building down on Exchange St, a micro micro brewery, a proposed $400M expansion of the Historic District to the south of 25th St, and a huge mixed-use development in the works in East Central where the old Rite Aid was.Sounds great, but it's still planet Ogden. 

I'm renting current places at $995-$1100 now and raised rents on a few low apts that are around $800 (raised them $50) most tenants are at around $875, to anyone that's had to do a rehaul on tenants and long term rents how would you guys strategize the raises?

My main interest is to buy and flip in Northern NJ, and develop strategic areas to apply Brandon's Brrrr strategy.I am looking forward to developing lasting business and personal relationships other like minded BP members!