You'll usually find a table full of gray haired guys talking shop with him. 

We still own the condo, we just have tenants in there who are willing to pay the HOA fee and the increased taxes in order to access the slightly better school system up there.Bottom line, someone who just shows up alone and out of the blue, says they make 3x your rent, offer you nothing else when you explain the income verification problem, and object to a month-to-month rental contract or an increased security deposit, well, they're probably lying about how much money they make.

It is one piece vinyl, but there are yellow color marks sip through .

What's the stable blue collar job?

We cringe when we see people who model assets through rose colored glasses especially when they have little money.As you mention leverage can be your friend but you also need to make sure you have considerable amount of cash to cover the types of expenses etc you mention.

Quote from @Melissa Gray: I am an experienced real estate professional who is expanding into investment properties.

Your goal is to create an income producing portfolio so that you can retire from your blue collar job in 10 years.

.,  where I can see this for sure is with agents on BIG teams that are beginning their carrier they get cash flow ( IE they get paid I suspect from you weekly or monthly out of the retainer).... ya I can see this.and as you said your blue color FHA buyer with minimal cash savings is probably not your target.. but sophisticated number crunchers..

lately, I’ve been thinking about many different strategies regarding real estate.I originally did wholesaling for a few months but ended up stopping bc it just took up too much of my time especially with my full time job.second, I thought of having rentals but I was hesitant bc I live in NJ & the rental laws here aren’t the greatest and it’s hardly any deals that can justify for the rent to cover the mortage in this expensive market.Right now ive been thinking about possibly flipping properties in my own back yard NJ or possibly out of state where home prices are much lower in certain markets.Anyone have advice if I should possibly flip properties where I live in NJ (blue state) or possibly go into another market and flip virtually..?

Now, wholesalers will say that they are not selling homes, but are selling contracts and this is kind of a gray area.