I also liked that they are US based as I had issues with my bank with the Finland based Hostaway.Finally, I highly recommend PriceLabs.

I'm based in New Jersey and have recently embarked on my journey to build a real estate portfolio.

Cover your bases for starts and then get legal advice. 

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.I’m considering purchasing two investment condos to help pay for my children’s college tuition in 13 to 15 years.

Wow, take a breath, based on what you wrote here you've earned it. 

Also, note that it is hard to accurately judge an area from afar based on exterior physical characteristics.

Although I agree with @Nathan Gesner in part, I think he is off base in categorizing a relationship based approach to landlording as "amateur".

There are many excluded, niche groups (beyond the scope of this post), but here are the ones that you could fall under:Large Businesses20+ FULL TIME W2 US based employees; ANDU.S.

Do you typically reevaluate your current returns based on the net equity you have in your properties?

My largest concern based on the marketing package is the value add I can bring to the property, and the HOA fee's which aren't apparent in the marketing.