I would just ask lots of questions and determine your advantages (time, money, knowledge, etc.) before deciding on an investment strategy.  

He said that he has to go back a number of years to determine any losses that were not allowed for NJ that can be added to basis...He stated that NJ does not allow net losses on rental properties ; however, those losses can get added to NJ basis so he said he has to go back and review all my losses over time.  

Most investors take a look at the available rental units in a particular market,  determine if its a good or bad market based on DOM and either dismiss the market all together or replicate the housing units that are absorbed.

The science part is determining where market cap rates are today. 

I have been investing in Indy since 2017 and your strategy would be the determining factor on location and the type of house you'll buy!

My insurance company determined that they were not responsible because the problem originated it form INSIDE the wall which was the responsibility of the condo association.  

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Then, over time, probably a few months, start to determine who you would feel comfortable doing a deal with.

Trying to determine risk before committing to them.It all depends on how much income you have available each month, after you've paid all your bills.

But young, broke, and hungry lots of times has the future in their eyes, their motivated and determined.