In addition, we have black mold in the bathroom behind the drywall, when I expressed my concerns, I was told to keep receipts if/when it's fixed for reimbursement, and that they would order an air test for the house to check for mold.  

I currently have a American Express Gold Rewards card and an "nrewards" card through Navy Federal. 

@Alex Sanchez,"Red tape" is rather a dated expression, going back to when things requiring further inspection, repairs, etc. literally were flagged with "red tape" - think of crime scene tape colored red.

Doing so will provide an added level of comfort for you that the contract explicitly expresses your intent.#2) From my experience in NJ, deposits are usual held in a trust account belonging to either the buyer or seller's attorney.#3) Again, I'd recommend consulting an attorney to ensure that you're going about this the right way here in NJ.

I wasn't holding their legal status against them, and didn't mean to express an opinion here about current immigration policy.

So far very pleased with it and I LOVE American Express so I am a little biased.

For me its usually someone who is also in Milwaukee or has expressed an interest in Milwaukee, so the common bond is pretty obvious.

However, both tenants expressed that they could not afford any higher rent.Now, we're stuck at a crossroads.

After doing my research and analyzing this market, I fell in love with the possibilities and cannot fully express my excitement to be here.There are multiple topics discussing the uncertainty and the upcoming collapse, however my opinion differs in terms of investing.

Like some other forum posters said East NY is up and coming because of it's location to Williamsburg and Bushwick, it's proximity to express and local trains going into Manhattan and the prices were prime to do wholesaling, flipping and rehabs.