Thanks for the welcome.I would ideally like to find a property in Livingston or Whippany or Roseland or East Hanover.

sorry about the not too pleasant experience.I think we all make our rookie mistakes.I think you overpaid and over-renovated in a less than ideal location.That's too many wars to fight at once.Location is the one factor in real estate that can never be improved.You can't even throw money at it.Do more homework on your next one.You'll be much wiser for it after this experience

ideally you want a C property in an A neighborhood or at least a B neighborhood.  

However that is not ideally somewhere I would want to live as I'm used to privacy , woods and wildlife.

By some stroke of luck, I just went under contract with my first flip and now I'm back to square one looking for another deal!

Ideally this would be in Boston, but im open to the surrounding areas as well.Basically I would just like to start a discussion here regarding people's experience in this area, share creative ideas in terms of financing or about properties in foreclosure, REOs and short sales. 

For Example, I have a 5+ acre comercial property in a resort, so my advert says ideal for hotel or restaurant, then I go into specifics about why it would be a great place to put a hotel  find the sizzle that sells the steak  To your successJosh

Ideally you would want to visit the markets you are considering buying in, check out the turnkey providers and run your own numbers.

The place has an ideal location, but is going under due to management.I talked to one partner and asked if she wanted to sell.

Ideally looking for another MI wholesaler to share, but am unfamiliar with the differences if they exist.