LIving in New Jersey, your proximity to Lehigh Valley and your first investment is perfect.

I see a lot of split level homes that would be perfect for this scenario.

I saw an opportunity, was tired of waiting for the perfect time and just have decided to go for it.

If a seller does not want to pay a buyers agent that is perfectly fine.

Perfect, these are valuable tips, and I completely understand the points you made, especially regarding the team.

You have to careful in screening making sure you are trying to rent to the right person if you are waiting for a perfect tenant you may stay empty for a long time so you have to know what is the best tenant in that area for that apartment, it might section 8, or some other program recipient. # 2 the people in these neighborhoods Are generally low income, so they will fight about damages cause they don’t have the money to fix it, # even if you screen you still can end up with a bad tenants boyfriend or girlfriend who is crazy or sells drugs And say they don’t live there but is always there.

Its my house not yours we just allowing some design choices not what components go into it.along with the supply chain is still not perfect we may need to swap something out to keep project going.

Which tbh, as long as someone helps me by giving me a chance to fulfill my dreams of starting my own REI Business I'm perfectly fine not making a profit on the first property and little for the 2nd.

Not a perfect plan but it's flexible without age min of 59.5 to access or RMDs when you're 70 or whatever.

Easier Qualification: Buyers with less-than-perfect credit may find it easier to qualify for a land contract.