Criteria can include location, population growth, job diversity, amenities, desirability of bedrooms and bathrooms, size, and comparable rents in the neighborhood.

You are creating a new job for yourself.With the number of STRs (I assume that just because there is 850 permits doesn't mean that they are all in use), plus the in you have with the other owners and the local page, make it easier to hit the ground running.Maybe you reach out to some of the independent contractors you know and ask them if they might want to join your team.

Buying an older home from the 1950s can definitely come with surprises, and the need to replace electric, plumbing, and drywall is a big job.

In New Jersey, if you are a first-time investor, which counties have the greatest job growth?

I do most of it myself so that might be part of it (learning on the job) but also just finding things here and there which should be fixed as I go about fixing things which need to be fixed. 

It wont buy me a lake house or a beach house but it does allow me to focus just on buying houses without an outside job taking my time away from what I like. 

They signed a three year lease, and occupy the house of their dreams. 

Sounds like decent services, but it's a high pressure sales job (like when the window & door guy comes to your house and wont leave until you sign).

Account Closed 5 should be enough because:1) Most DIY landlords don't follow privacy laws and will give you feedback on the phone.2) You can weed out a decent amount of applicants due to low income, lack of job history, etc.

She did her job.