Appreciation Wins: - Two years appreciated enough to remove PMI. - Four years of appreciation -100k HELOC for investing.TakeawaysThis house hack worked because I chose a desirable home in a good area with strong appreciation potential.

Where is the win for them? 

My state is very fair to landlords, but there's no way to win this scenario.

You don’t win by moving your king around recklessly.

That would go in front of a judge and the person with the most evidence or most convincing story will win.

That is all sufficient to establish a fact pattern of actions that will have serious consequence for him.If I was the FBI, I assure you I am not, I would join the Subto “community” and start gathering what I need in order to bring charges and win my case.Hmmm, I wonder if it would fall under the RICO statutes.

Also a local eviction attorney claims the LL winning rate in evictions is near 100% even with the friendly tenant laws.  

She didn’t even have to get involved with tenant issues, which is a win in my book.But here’s the flip side:Not all property managers are created equal.

It's very hard to win with low money down in Northern NJ.

My figures are below.TaxDeed Winning Bid: $489.00 (My Bid May 2013)Property Clean-up: $450.00 (mowing, trash removal)Taxes & Insurance: $80.00 (2013 & 2014)Sale Advertising: $130.00 (Signage, Newspaper Ads, etc)Filings & Legal Fees: $245.00 (Deed, Lien Releases, Sales Agreement Docs)Total Costs: $1395 (approx)Sold for: $3250.00 (August 2014)That is better than the 25% I would have received if the property was redeemed during the redemption period.