So I'm still exploring the site like you. 

I basically spend my free time listening to the podcast (thanks Josh and Brandon) and exploring post on topics I am trying to familiar myself with. 

I have not read the lease agreement so I don’t know if I will want to change it but was just exploring my options.

I am just now exploring real estate investing.

I recently found bigger pockets on my internet exploration and research and I find myself wanting to do more with Real Estate.  

You could then explore more creative options.  

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While I'd like to buy locally, the cost of a home even in the IE or AV strikes me as more than I want to begin with, though admittedly I haven't explored it much.  

With our jobs now requiring us to be in and around NYC, we are exploring selling our property and buying a multi-family (3- or 4-family) in the developing, but low crime areas of Hudson County, NJ. 

There is tons of information on this site so just explore and soak up as much as you can.