Do you have W-2 Income, 20% down, reserves, and a decent credit score?

Looking for major hospitals is also a great idea I haven't heard of before, thank you for that tip!

If anyone has experience with furnished LTRs, I’d greatly appreciate your insights or tips!

Charges them all for parking passes (on the lots I own), charges for pets, charges to empty the coin op laundry, charges for credit checks etc.  

Tell the lender you want a construction loan online of credit.  

Assessments in NJ are not done on sale, unless it's a new build or a complete renovation where the permits tip them to reassess, so every three years or so they reassess all of the properties and taxes go up most of the time.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated! 

You can do a duplex though, which might not be a bad idea.With your credit score, conventional might be a good choice, you only need 5% down for 2-4 units if you live in one. 

When you go to a Bank or Credit Union, they can only offer you what products that bank or credit union offer.

Down payment should be about the same (20% on a buy-and-hold) but you'll see an additional $3-$6k on average in CC and the ability to keep it off of your DTI/Personal credit along with hopefully no more hard inquiries on your credit (many lenders will accept/perform a soft pull).