Jeff Rabinowitz consider using different deposit accounts to minimize confusion.

Remember these numbers are just guidelines and points to consider so you minimize surprise expenses.  

However there are several exemptions under to the non qualified usage time listed: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch15.html https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdfThat indicate that Any other period of temporary absence (not to exceed an aggregate period of 2 years) due to change of employment, health conditions, or such other unforeseen circumstances as may be specified by the IRS does not count as non qualified use.

From my experience if there is a lot of interest for showing the property, but no one is signing that indicates that either the price is too high or there is a physical issue with the property that needs to be addressed.

As a new investor, I will do everything in my power to minimize the mistakes I make, but I've accepted that I will make mistakes!

Wholesaling in parts of NJ can be pretty risky because of the high taxes and savvy investors who don't want to pay even a minimal upsell for a property that they have already seen (as @Tom S. 

It's best to stretch your loan term out as long as possible, because that will minimize the minimum payment reported on your credit report.  

Unless their is a clause in their old lease that indicates a change in ownership nullifies their lease agreement you likely wont be able to make everyone sign new leases until their current one expires. 

By the time you've analyzed a ton of deals, gotten to know the market, and spent months talking to the brokers, you won't sound green anymore (and they'll know that you are in business to stay).With that said, if you really want to just look at a bunch of deals and minimize discussion time, here's what you can do:1. 

@Bruce MichaudHaving a brokerage account inside of an IRA owned LLC is a very common strategy and a way, as you indicate, to keep idle capital and the income from your non-traditional assets productively deployed.The LLC should be the account holder and the LLC EIN should be associated with the account.