Hope this helps.I've been doing a lot of research on this the past year, and this is what I've found (I could be wrong of course):Material prices aren't too much different around the country if you shop around for suppliers (there are differences in areas where shipping is more difficult and costly), and labor prices are surprisingly consistent (though there is a range of about 25-35%) if you ignore the high priced areas.Obviously, there will be regional differences in both labor and materials (especially in places where climate, soil and natural conditions impact building codes), but if you ignore places like NY, NJ, California, etc, you'll find that prices generally fall within 25-50%.I see you're in NJ, so you can probably throw the prices I mention out the window, but for a surprisingly large % of the country (especially between the coasts), prices will be pretty consistent within a 25-35% range.All that said, this is a topic I'm very interested in, and would love other data points, as I could be wrong

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It's possible you could end up throwing good money after bad.

I am 37 years old with a 28 unit real estate portfolio throwing off $45,000/year.

Marketing should be your baby, but if you have a good amount of cash ready to spend, still marketing should be your baby and track your marketing so you are not wasting and throwing it away.

(Heck, throw in marketing and management courses and you've got the functional parts of most business administration degrees.)It always drives me nuts when I see people spend thousands and thousands on expensive real estate 'courses' or 'mentors' when that money could have been spent a lot more productively learning some basic business principles at a local college.

If there is anyone that lives in the Portland area, I would love to connect and throw some ideas around with you and network.

I will throw my vote in for the Roth 401K option as well.

I don;t work for BP, but I have written a lot in the past on how good this site has been for me personally and also for my business, so when I saw this post, I wanted to jump on and throw my .02 cents in on it.I personally think this is a great value if you are on the site and being active.

What can I do if they keep throwing my check in the trash?