That mental switch allowed us to find a great 2-family house-hack opportunity in Bayonne, NJ, and also led me to an amazing career change -- I've been a full-time NJ Realtor for 2.5 years now and have helped many BiggerPockets folks find their first house-hacks -- a good % coming from NYC.  

He tapped on a door and a woman in a fleece zip-up and sweatpants appeared.

This looks crazy amazing! 

If it's below that, Lowe's and HD have some pretty amazing looking laminate counters that do a really good job mimicking solid.

We had to navigate a maze of paperwork, and it taught me that staying ahead of these changes is crucial.You're absolutely right about the potential workaround of having tennts sign off if they're not interested in buying.

If it was an amazing piece of property and/or if I offered seller financing with great terms and I marketed it well, it could sell in 1 - 3 months.I'm not sure if we're heading into another 2009, because that was a very extreme downturn, but over the past few years, most people I know have been offering a minimum of 40% of market value for land right, with many of them going even higher.

This website has been an amazing find and hope to learn more and share my experiences as I grow. 

Sounds like you have amazing experience.

@Max Emory - leverage is an amazing tool and a deadly weapon.

If you have a strategy that you like, and it happens to result in tax savings, that's amazing.