I am looking at investing in condos in New Jersey and I found a property that seems to be a great deal; it is in a popular area that's close to a major transportation hub, it's a 3bdrm condo that's frankly priced at the level studios usually go for, and the electricity is included in the monthly condo fee.

The home has central air but we also have 3 individual ac units in the home as its easier to run 110 on generators should the power go out during a hurricane.We have had it listed for a few months now pretty much on every classified site on the net.

My proposal to you would be to look at cities in central CA (i.e.

Al,I'm in central Jersey but i invest primarily out of state in the Carolinas and looking into Florida next if the numbers work.

Where I am from:Originally from a tiny town in north central Illinois called Tiskilwa but now I live in the Champaign/Urbana area very close to the University of IllinoisBackground/Goals: I am a agricultural engineer and focus on off-road equipment.

It is going to need some work (slight bathroom remodel, kitchen tiling, new laminate flooring, new upstairs carpeting/laminate flooring, central air, new door, and a few other repairs).

Though Lake Travis ISD is great, folks are not beating down the doors to get in to that community like they are in Westlake or Central Austin.

We've tried tracking on paper, excel, and started using property fixer IPad app to track estimated rehab costs, but these are not efficient tools for up to four people that are not centrally located.Any help with pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

Now the price level is so attractive to the whole world that many foreign financial entities and individuals consider this as an opportunity they can't afford to miss, especially when the money printing machines of central banks around the globe are running 7/24.I remember that Greenpan was supporting the idea of subprime loan before the crisis; he was wrong.

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