At least 18000 square feet in Newark or union, Bloomfield, Maplewood, and Orange.    

If cash flow is your goal, you will have to abandon the Los Angeles and Orange County markets.

That said, jumping from a triplex rehab to a 5-20 unit rehab is apples and oranges. 

The numbers on this map are a mirror image of the Trulia crime maps - not much of a surprise here: rents are generally higher in Trulia green areas, then yellow, orange and red.

We love living in Orange County, but my fiancee only has a teaching contract for another year.  

Hi Tarik, I grew up in East Orange.

Hi Everyone,What are the laws about posting bandit signs in Orange County? 

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It sounds like you've already taken the proper first steps, which are to learn as much as you can and then to define your investing strategy.Your dollar will certainly go further in the Phoenix metro area than it will in Orange County, and there are numerous 2-4 unit multi-family properties in Phoenix, Mesa, and other suburbs that are within your budget. 

Newark, New Brunswick, Plainfield, East Orange, and Irvington).