These are all very helpful, and I'm looking forward to the journey ahead :)

@Bliss Hu,At your age, you’re well ahead of the curve. $300,000 is more than enough to acquire your first property, even in New Jersey.

As a parent of four children and wanting to help them have a head started in life, I just don’t want them to be taken advantage of by some gold digger.

It's clear from your post, and the limited information you put in there, that you are out ahead of your skis here.

Milwaukee rents continue to go up, we are now the 3rd most competitive market in the US, ahead of NY and LA..

Just musing ahead 10 years or so.With states now mandating the phase out of Gas/Deisel cars  How are MF owners going to attract and keep tenants that will now have EV's in the next 10 to 20 years ? 

A big learning curve ahead i suppose.

A full adult lifetime ahead.   

However, if the issue is an easy fix, I’d still go ahead and help resolve it!

Skipping ahead many months, I'm happy to report that half of the equity wiped out by the lien was recovered which made a big difference for these folks who were looking to retire.We purchased the house when my wife was 8 months pregnant.