Are others playing the long game and hoping for appreciation or is there something I’m missing with the economics of North Jersey?

But you won't know until you take that first step.To use a basketball analogy, you're dreaming about playing for the NBA when you haven't even tried to play a pickup game at the Y.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

You can partner with an operator or hire a mentor to help you.Either way sounds like you have a good problem as most people struggle with raising capital so your already ahead of the game.

I've had a chat with my realtor and really going over a game plan on how to tackle these properties.

We've got some videos up on this subject and a chapter in my book speaks to it. 

Hi @Minji Kim BRRRR house hacking in North Jersey is an absolute game changer.   

(I’m sure it’s very similar to BP too, but I don’t know for sure.)LIVE, weekly Zooms, trainings and calls, across all the different groups/avatarsZooms about all sorts of helpful things:Estate Planning (Trusts) and other entitiesAcquisitions, UnderwritingAgent Outreach, FlippingPersonal Development (finding your avatar = what you’re really good at and what excites you)Creative Financing Strategies, Handling Objections, Disposition (Dispo), Exit Strategies, Seller Calls, Land Deals, Rentals,Multi-Family, Pre-Foreclosure, Raising Private CapitalI COULD GO ON AND ON – there are literally thousands of videos and saved Zooms in the VaultThis was and still is, the biggest surprise to me.

Well as you can imagine folks tried all sorts off games to qualify for it.

@Andrew Lawn welcome to the real estate investing game!