Step 1 - figure out your target asset class & then your target market. 

What factors influence your decision—profit margins, market demand, or investment strategy?

I am enrolled in Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and need to pay 10% of my taxable income towards my student loans.

Some sponsors are mitigating this risk by raising their own pref tranches from their own investor base, thereby giving them control over the terms.In a strong up market it’s likely that rent growth and strong demand will drive up income, thus driving up value, which supports the ability to take out the pref.  

You can charge rent at fair market value and then gift the rent back under the annual gift tax limit.

I visited Fort Wayne this past weekend to research the neighborhoods and get a feel for the market.

@Karolina PowellYou need to find the commercial brokers in your market and opt in to all their lists.

@Sidney JohnsonReal estate investing in New Jersey is a diverse field with various market conditions.

Anything can happen: the market can shift, we can go into another extended lockout period, the property can be destroyed by a natural disaster or by vandalism, the list of contingencies is endless.

If they don't pay, I put the rental back on the market or offer it to the next approved applicant.3.