New to the game and looking to start out with a rental property investment in or near Central NJ

@Tom Horn regarding number 1, we have a 4% fixed rate 10 year HELOC with a local credit union here in central Florida.

The West end of Rice Blvd is very different from the Central or East end of Rice blvd, minimum $150k delta for same size lot. 

I have been looking for deals in the central Florida markets for months with no luck.

It's a pleasure to be here, my name is Nataly and I recently relocated to central Florida.

Depending on use, you could even get away with an oil filled radiator heater that runs on 120 volts versus installing a 220 circuit.The way I did it was to utilize my central gas boiler.

If you do want to be in central Texas and find cash flow, you need to look at least two counties away from Austin, which are no longer in the commuting zone.

I am sure its not as bad as when Kwamie was running the city  LOLAlso like I said when you take homes trading for less than a used Tesla and you have thousands of middlemen/women   IE wholesalers running around and many with little to no actual real estate knowledge and a fair amount of them with Nefarious intent this is what you get.we live in a bubble  out here especially in conservative rural Central and Eastern Oregon and Washington.. 

That jump in supply along with current conditions make it a tough sell for me.I agree with another commenter about house-hacking opportunities with more upside in nearby pockets, ie USC, Pico Union, even Historic South Central. 

It's the REI Central Podcast.