If you're looking at residential real estate I'd definitely recommend attending the regular Bigger Pockets meetup the 2nd Wednesday of every month.

Hi I am looking for an investor-friendly Real Estate Agent working in Essex County, NJ to purchase a couple of residential properties within the next 30 days.

For residential management in the Pittsburgh area the going rate is usually between 8 and 10% of monthly rents. 

I have both residential and investment owners that are still on track to list properties in the next few weeks.

This is the first single family residential development in a very long time, and I personally think is great for the area.  

I figured the extra time indoors would be a good time to hop on BP.I don't work extensively in the residential world, so I don't have any referrals to offer, but I do know a decent amount from experienced investors and it's been said to me many times that, when starting out, it's best to build a portfolio of a few houses that you manage yourself so you can leverage the larger amount of business for decent prices with PMs and so you know how to manage the manager so to say.

With a residential mortgage they will be the same.

My experience have been that if you are buying a residential property that you are going to live in, there is really no push back for 7 days.

Anyway, if that’s true, it pretty much eliminates all of residential and recreational ideas you mentioned.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there is no financing available in the residential industry for Non-Owner Occupied Mfg.