My advice is to reach out to local residents wherever you plan on investing if you’re not familiar with the area.

When it comes time for you to take over the oceanside property as your personal residence, there's probably a decent chance you're going to spend some cheddar renovating the place.

Presently, house-hacking wasn't on my radar as I already own my primary residence and even the cash flow if I eventually moved out of my house hack and rented out my unit wouldn't justify the prices I'm seeing in north NJ. 

I could have had that when I last renovated and refinanced my current personal residence, but I made the mistake of paying off most of my debt instead.

I could have had that when I last renovated and refinanced my current personal residence, but I made the mistake of paying off most of my debt instead.

I could have had that when I last renovated and refinanced my current personal residence, but I made the mistake of paying off most of my debt instead.

I recently discovered the concept of AirBnB, and think it may be a good way to earn some rental income with my primary residence.

We manage around 1000 units and if gave every resident my cell phone life would be insane trying to answer every call.

No problem living in the property, even though the rest of my family lives in our primary residence? 

This way they get a glimpse into how the person treats the residence.