In addition, the debt of each state is crippling.

In general these are either growth markets or markets short housing that has significant hurdles to adding additional housing. 

Best to call city hall for the town you are buying in to see what if any rent control rules are in place. see link below if you require additional information and call the Jersey City Landlord Tenant relations office. https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/HousingAndDevelopment/...Jersey City CPI chart on recommended rent increases: https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server...The state with the highest eviction rate in the country right now is South Carolina. 

You may borrow an additional $35000 for hard cost improvements.

In hindsight I probably should have gotten an additional HVAC-specific inspection and tested the measurements for the actual washer/dryer space.

Preparation is key, and relationships are everything.When closing a property deal, the funds typically required include a purchase deposit, which is refundable during the due diligence period, and an additional nonrefundable extension deposit.

Additionally, listing brokers represent what seller's provide them. 

Loss of use is foryour additional expenses if you can not live there due to a covered claim (ie.

With this additional expense, that would mean depleting the savings we’ve worked so hard to build over the past few years.To add to the situation, my wife and I are expecting our first baby in just two weeks!

Letting someone out of the lease is not the same as nullifying that the lease ever occurred; it is just an agreement that you won't go after any additional months of future rents that would otherwise be owed.