Additionally, they have restarted the public water/sewer expansion project and will have most of the city on pubic utility within the next 10 years.

It has public sewer and water.Should I do a sewer scope inspection?

I’ve had some questions about the security deposit and appliances.

Stay in your lane and worry about you and DEFINITELY don't go on rants in public using poor grammar and profanities.

The problem with people looking to partner is that they feel like its a security blanket for them.

Do I need to do anything else other than signing the contract with seller to secure my deal?

Also, you want to make sure you have a high degree of confidence is being able to secure financing post-renovation. 

Here is the quick pros and cons on both.Gloucester: Pros -  Good tenant pool, strong schools, most houses have public utilities, consider the more desirable area of Sicklerville by the local populationCons - higher taxes, pulling permits takes the full ~21 days, higher home prices, overall thinner marginsWinslow:Pros - Lower cost houses, rental friendly township, strong demand for rentals, slowly up & coming in certain neighborhoods, lower taxes, overall fatter marginsCons - Lots of C and D neighborhoods and lackluster tenant pools, poor schools, the more east you get the more well/oil/septic you find, considered less desirable area of Sicklerville by the local populationBy the numbers both GC and WT have similar rent rolls only off by $100 to $200 depending on the house type, therefore Winslow you will net more but have a slightly riskier houseAgain this is just a general view, you'll want to look at each sub-division as there are massive swings within each twp (Ex: Brittany Woods compared to Cobblestone in GC)

Emergency escape and rescue openings shall open directly into a public way, or to a yard or court that opens to a public way.Garages cannot open into bedroom/sleeping rooms requirementR302.5.1 Opening protection.Openings from a private garage directly into a room used for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted.

Lawyers don't know anything more about taxes than the general public.