Rent 500.00Security deposit 1000.00  Note not applicable law in New Jersey limit is 1 1/2 times the rent max landlord could have charged was $750.00 so landlord is out of compliance on that. so automatically you get back $250.00 for sure.Move in 9/15 you probably paid 1/2 months rent prorated as move in date to end of month $250.00 Date you notified landlord of bugs,, 9/18Date it was serviced?

Union City also has quite restrictive rent control laws which make renovating larger buildings not economically viable, since, in general, it's not possible to raise rents beyond CPI (for 4+ family buildings) with very limited exceptions, even compared to other towns in New Jersey.

I am also looking for a good asset protection lawyer in New Jersey.

Because what we do see historically is higher interest rates will actually correlate with rising rents.And if the market you are referring to is Northern Jersey....a much likelier cause of falling prices would be essentially the elimination of the deductibility of property taxes. 

im trying to beat my 2family's numbers that is in south Jersey City, was 395k 2yrs ago, now worth 480-500k, piti is 2200/m and rents 3500/m, so over 1k/m cashflowhttps://www.redfin.com/CT/Bridgeport/116-Eaton-St-06604/home/107045970

I’m looking down there for a second deal if I can’t find one in jersey or PA. 

Being a landlord in New York and New Jersey is no joke.

most investors in jersey only want S8 tenants and will put on craigslist"section 8 only" i recently had a S8 move out after 5 years, and she left house looking like the day she moved in!

If it's been only few flips, you're still learning.Texas might be not that profitable as California or New Jersey but you have an opportunity to buy houses in $100K price range.

My first property was in Edgewater Park NJ, technically South Jersey.