@David Lichtenstadter Thans for the reply, I have been browsing a broad range of jersey ( union, sommerset, middlesex, bergen, essex, passaic and morris counties ) I know that is quite a lot, however I am not extremely set on one area yet.

I am setting a timeline of 2-4 months for my first property.

You'll probably need to figure in the moving and set up costs for any new trailers coming in.

If not, it's really tough to do off market deals.A pointer on goal setting.

Anyway, people set up stalls selling jewelry, paintings, clothing, knives, etc. 

Hard money lenders will typically set their own rates with little to no room for negotiation unless you have developed a relationship with them.

Recently moved to Florida and am setting up shop :)I'm looking for a Tampa (or Brandon) mortgage broker who really understands lease options.

If I set up a series LLC with my wife do I have to include the equity partners as part of that LLC or can I just have a joint venture agreement set up for each property.  

While most Net Zero buildings are energy efficient, perhaps even highly so in comparison to minimum building code requirements, there is nothing requiring them to anywhere new the efficiency level of a Passivhaus   .... this is why you will see odd things like warehouses with large rooftop solar installations being able to claim Net Zero.On the other hand, Passivhaus sets three metrics which a building must meet to be certified as Passivhaus compliant:  The building must have a heating and cooling demand of not more than 15 kWh/m2 (4,755 BTU/sq ft; 5.017 MJ/sq ft) per year  and a peak heat load of 10 W/m2.Total primary energy consumption (energy for heating, hot water and electricity) must not be more than 120 kWh/m2 (38,040 BTU/sq ft; 40.13 MJ/sq ft) per yearThe building must not leak more air than 0.6 times the house volume per hour (n50 ≤ 0.6 / hour) at 50 Pa (0.0073 psi) as tested by a blower door.Ironically, the research and pilot projects which fuelled what eventually became the Passivhaus standard was carried out in Saskatchewan as a National Research Council (NRC) project in the 1970s (the house is still in use today) and a similar project (Minnesota?)

When I decide to set a goal, I am a big proponent of learning as much as possible before diving in.