If you want something relatively turn key, and with solid cash flow, buying in the city may be a good play if you’re okay with risk of some tenant headaches.

.- One day congress may get tired of giving this "lower tax rate for cap gain" tax break (i.e. tired of redistributing wealth to a certain group that likes to play with capital gains... yea you know who you are..lol), then this tax break goes away.

These are not cash-flow plays.  

I believe in "control everything, own nothing" so basically I want to have the least amount possible into my investments, I want to carry a mortgage for a long time because the COC is higher and having money sitting dead in your property is not making money.

You might be better taking a commercial real estate litigation attorney to lunch or just paying for an hour of time.The attorneys generally have case law experience of how these types of things play out with the legal system.You could also try rocket lawyer or legal zoom.People on here just can't answer legal type information or they shouldn't be anyways.

If you hit a dead end, call the Attorney General's Office or State's Attorney (not sure what they call it in NJ), and they will very quickly know if this is a scam, because if it is, you are not the first one to call in.

To follow the advise of my mentor, put your cup onif you want to play in this arena!

If you rent it out, you will be playing the appreciation game, like most SFR owners.

My day job is pretty much a professional negotiator so I'll be ready to play ball or walk away. 

Here in NJ property taxes play a huge roll too.