And finally, it's crucial to work with a PM company that is invested in your success and actively looks for ways to save you money without sacrificing quality.It's understandable to feel frustrated when you're paying a significant percentage of your revenue for management services, and not receiving the level of care and attention that you were promised.

One of the three has to be sacrificed.

I recommend you reach out to a handful of loan officers in the Northern NJ area and they will help you pin down what your options are, as you may be eligible for more than 450K or may have more creative financing options at your disposal based on your situation and buying criteria.All of that said, there are options in that price range in our area, but you'd be sacrificing things like quality of the neighborhood or amount of renovations required on the home after purchase. 

You chose fast and cheap but sacrificed some quality in permits because you were cheap.  

I know of many who have sacrificed their lives in YOUR service...attempting to arrest extremely violent criminals.

I have them because I've hustled, sacrificed, saved, self educated, and otherwise taken the road less traveled.

I am just sacrificing all cash flow for one year and having the rent cover it.

When I purchased these properties 5 years ago, I was an executive in the corporate world and worked very hard to put money aside while sacrificing my health, only to be robbed by some of these companies and ungrateful people.Okay, I think I have expressed enough of my personal thoughts.  

If I only seek out cheerleaders I may overlook an important considerationI can see why it’s not attractive to most real estate investors as I’m sacrificing appreciation (except the land).  

You have tons of options at your disposal and if you are ok sacrificing for a little bit (which I would assume the answer is yes considering your current living situation) I think you will find it one of the better ways to achieve your goals!