This influx of workers will naturally drive demand for housing, retail, and other services in the surrounding areas, especially in smaller towns and cities that haven't seen major growth in decades.

You definitely need a summer house to get out of Vegas since it's just the surface of the sun in the summer. well having been in RE 50 years and been through 3 major RE value resets with the GFC the monster one..

Best part is NJ is not what its made out to be in terms of landlord friendly, the state gets portrayed as the entire state being bad when really most wacky laws are in the major cities and they apply to 5 units or more.  2-4 unit multi families fly below radar per say. 

So if I, as a buyer (full disclosure, major newbie here!)

Hi @Paola Astrid majority of time anything  Newark, NJ I suggest selling if you can. 

It throws a major wrench in the eviction process.

Self employed and not self employed both have advantages and major disadvantages..

@Alicia Prokos (and anyone else in the same position) A 401k plan is a type of Qualified Retirement Plan, in which there are - at a minimum - 2 essential roles: Trustee and Administrator.Plan administrator – The person who is identified in the plan document as having responsibility for running the plan.Plan trustee – Someone who has the exclusive authority and discretion to manage and control the plan assets.In the overwhelming majority of plans, it is the business owner and/or the business entity adopting the plan that fill these roles.Companies that provide 401k administrative services are more aptly called "third-party administrators."

It is where you can eliminate a majority of headaches or sign yourself up for a roller coaster ride.

(I’m ignoring any extra cap-x because you said it was a condo, but you’d also add any major cap-x to cost basis).