Its too hard to find recent information (if I were a newbie) and that causes either repeat threads, or short threads that maybe miss great information that is out there, plus if anyone responds to a really old post, the moderators are there right away to slap their wrist, so in some ways some discussions are restricted.

Many areas have experienced a moderate slowdown last year, and are temporarily (my opinion) stable, and seem poised to soften from the high prices we have seen in the past couple of years. 

Moderator, this is not a solicitation.  

As to my goal... for this purchase I'm looking to find a home that I can move my family into (not trashed), conduct moderate upgrades, which will cash flow ~$200/month (after we move out), and have a Cash-on-Cash return ~10% or greater.Jason, any advice which it peculiar to purchasing homes/finding reasonable deals in your area?

Who knows maybe you could be the moderator...you seem to have a good eye for talent ;)

You should probably decide what your out-of-state strategy will be:  straight cash flow and less appreciation vs. moderate cash flow and more appreciation.

This gets 4 stars for newbies, and 3 stars for moderately experienced investors.

I prefer to deal in cash, but am open to moderate amounts of debt (i'm currently debt free.)  3.  

The group moderator attends both Bergen and Passaic regularly and can give you some insight.

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