I would not suggest white walls, I did it once with a rental and there were finger prints and scuffs everywhere (of course, part of it was picking bad tenants :))))

That being said, I don't think NJ is dying any time soon, I am up in Somerset County where taxes are nuts and I am definitely continuing to invest, about to buy my 4th deal (fingers crossed it gets accepted!)

I'm in a position (fingers crossed) where I don't need to borrow for these.

Hello,Bought my first home and decided to start House Hacking: interviewed with a wonderful lady who is Canadian.

I told the lady that it might be gone when she got back.

My poor fingers got tired of typing the same thing over and over, so I put my tips and tricks in a blog post.

You'll be restricted to a certain budget per month or year and constantly checking your $700k investment portfolio crossing your fingers and toes hoping we don't fall into a recession. 

A lot of listening to gurus and ‘sentiments’ finger waving in the air.

On Sept 10th, the day before they arrived for the walk-through, PM goes to let the cleaning lady in and the HVAC is blowing warm air.

Plus the natural beauty of the area.. with all the out door opportunities.. lakes rivers  open spaces forests skiing hunting fishing .. its a paradise for the outdoors man and those that want to access to big city items yet have the country at their finger tips without the crowds of say a Denver front range..