They are a grea education source.

Anything like that should substantiate the source of funds for the lenders underwriter.

Purchase price: $110,250 Cash invested: $15,000 Contributors: Ryan Murray Large SFR 4 bed 2.5 bath with finished basement over 2,000 sq ft.Property was sourced of the MLS as an REO.

, variety of topics, awesome staff, great customer service, food was light but decent (some conferences don't provide any food), appreciated the gift card for completing a conference survey, and the conference wasn't sales-y or gimmicky like other investor conferences.

If they are requiring it and that lender is your best source, might as well create one.

My wife and I own property in Lakewood and have had good luck finding well-qualified tenants. 2) Websites like Zillow and even Craigslist can be good sources for finding tenants, but if you choose to self-manage, you'll need to ensure you have a good system for screening tenants and following fairhousing. 

I have had mystery water where the bigger problem is figuring out what is the source of the water lol. 

If so, the hit up every single local bank because they will be happy to help (as long as you have good credit history and if you are just starting out then they are stoked to see a separate steady source of income and not all reliant on the new investments).

I can't speak with experience to any of the markets you've suggested, but finding quality value-add deals in Union City, and anywhere in Hudson County, at this point, is going to be quite a challenge, unless you're sourcing deals yourself or have some other form of deal flow.

Agree with Don and Marcus - I’ve made a living off pricing competitively.It either leads to #1)bidding wars2) lower cost basis#3) increase in money velocity Think of this you price high wait 3-6 months for a deal, end up negotiating down and lowering price increase risk of market changing take another 30-60 days for deal to close another 60 to source and close another orrrrPrice aggressive create demand, bidding wars, buyers into a pipeline make a little less money house sells in 7 days close in 30-60 days another 60 to source and close......Instead of 1 deal with that capital per year you can now do 2-3Increased Money velocity IMO leads to increased annual ROI