my SS deal is one of my participation deals were I provide the capital to the operator via a debt instrument then take a participation as part of the note agreement. 

The rise in home equity over the years can be credited to two key factors:1.

I think others have given you great advice.For most people I say go to some meetup groups for a year. 

Try being an agent, your phone number is EVERYWHERE and you get targeted by a whole industry that wants to sell you the latest gimmick.Here is what helped me.I answer calls and when it's a telemarketer I will interrupt them and say very friendly (because I don't hate the poor person who gets paid to do this and coached to be ruthless): Hey, so glad you called, can you do me a big favor? 

New Jersey taxes are going up, but at the second slowest pace in the past year according to NAR.

On long-term rentals the bank likes to see signed leases which clearly you can't have with STR. 

My gut feeling is it's going to cost around $4,000 to repair and has been there for ages.

Look for your states offer to purchase contract online or contact a realtor to get a blank copy. review the agreement to be sure assignment is not expressly excluded. if there is nothing excluding assignment from the contract then writing the words "/And or Assigns" after the name or company's name on the buyer's line should be sufficient.Good luck!

I am still pretty new to the area but I am ready to jump in and start investing in multi-families in the Albany and surrounding areas. 

When I add a new tenant to the lease, the original contract terms remain in place.