BP folks are nice enough.. but I have no interest in the meet up scene.

In terms of commercial real estate events, your best bet will be to find events happening in Manhattan - there really isn't much of a commercial networking scene in other boroughs. 

It's "live" as it updates behind the scene everytime you look at it, since various items might reach their lifetime expectancy and, based on that, should be replaced (obviously, they can fail much sooner, or last much longer than that).Using that spreadsheet I know what how much I should save in capital expense for each property every month, per year, which ones are past their lifetime and due for replacement, and a total for all properties (if all was to fail at the same time).

Yeah, maybe there's no art scene and the weather is crappy - that's what vacations are for. 

Newark has experienced revitalization in recent years with ongoing development projects and a growing cultural scene.

It's all about understanding the nuances of the local scene.

Sounds like the tech scene there has been growing fast too.

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My name is Candi Kham, and I'm relatively new to the investing scene.

Ongoing population growth, a thriving tech scene and strong economic factors point towards potential value increases down the line.