Real estate investing produces increadible results, but it does take time and you will have more than most of us - congratulations on starting so early!

For example, a credit card with a $10,000 limit and a $9,000 balance due will produce a lower credit score than the same card with an average $3,000 balance. 

@Doug Elkerman any of the many sites that sell leads are a huge pain for realtors in my opinion, and unfortunately many of the free avenues don't produce much unless they involve face to face contact of some sort. 

I became interested in Rich Dad Poor Dad where I learned that wealth is built by acquiring income producing assets.

I am very familiar with Northern NJ specifically, but invest in cash-flow producing multifamily rentals in Hudson County and currently have one in Bayonne.

If these high risk properties are owned and managed by capable, experienced staff they could produce a high cash flow. 

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Nor does creating a sale necessarily produce a profit.While the sale price and maybe even market value may be created at the execution of the contract (although if Nicholas is the only one willing to pay a ridiculous price for the property I wonder if he really represents the market), Equity and profit, which Nicholas' and his end buyer seek, isn't necessarily.

With just his experience, that may give you a financing option.Many mf seller financed deals are financed knowing what the project can produce allowing little for profit and putting you in a property management position relying on appreciation, which may not cut it in 5 years to refi at 70/75%.

Best known for his research that produced the S&P/Case-Shiller house price indices for the U.S., Robert Shiller was one of the first to identify the real estate bubble before the crisis.