Best part is NJ is not what its made out to be in terms of landlord friendly, the state gets portrayed as the entire state being bad when really most wacky laws are in the major cities and they apply to 5 units or more.  2-4 unit multi families fly below radar per say. 

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Duck Creek Village.

Sometimes an $800k 4-unit could be a better return than a $300k 2-unit...or visa versa. 

If you’re just starting or want to minimize risk, house hacking is a killer move—grab a duplex, live in one unit, rent the other, and let it pay down your mortgage while you scale up.

I was budgeting for 10% per unit (about $50) but unfortunately my current company has a minimum of $75 per unit, giving me a monthly of $300.

I would consider the tenant's past, as well as the condition of the unit, my local market, and other factors.

Secondly, how do you finance these units? 

This could be very difficult if you are going to self-manage, as you will be turning units every year and dealing with a lot of repairs.

Account Closed I have had tremendous success using direct mail and mailing the owner of record where the tax bills get mailed to.Generally, property management companies don’t pay the real estate taxes so this gets me right to the owner.Targeting wise, I would just do a zip code filtered by unit count using a service like listsource.  

.- **House Hacking:** This can be a great way to start, especially if you're looking to live in one of the units.