I'm giving myself a year to learn all I can and save up a down payment for my first long-term rental in my local area.

This experience taught me the importance of hard work, dedication, and the time it takes to build a successful real estate portfolio.In February 2022, I landed a job doing maintenance for a large REIT in the Halifax area.

I'm looking into potentially house hacking a small multi-family home, preferably in northern NJ (such as Morris county) or Westchester, NY if possible, but I'm open to other areas that are hopefully within about 1.5 hours (driving or public transit) of Manhattan.

@Kylie Gerstein the department of developmental disabilities may work with group home providers in your area who could use this type of home.

Not I, but I am sure people who bought in pop up markets during COVID are as those markets shrunk back after (i.e.

I have even moved tenants in myself  LOL.. kind of a grey area there but Hey its me against that them. 

If you need to do a renovation and you have no contacts in the area, how is that going to go if you haven't done remote reno before? 

Passive Activity Loss RulesIf you are a real estate investor that doesn’t qualify for REPS status (discussed in #5 below), understanding the Passive Activity Loss rules is crucial.

If you are a seller willing to pay portion or all of a buyer’s commission, make sure your  listing agent knows that and is aware of how much.

Say the reason people came to the area didn't exist anymore.Say everyone came to a theme park and that park closed.