It depends on a lot of factors:If you are enlisting in the military, your salary will be quite low for the first few years as an E-1, E-2 , E-3  - which can make buying a home or investment property somewhat difficult.Depending on which branch of the military, and which career path you intend to pursue, you may only be at your duty stations for a few months to a couple of years, especially early on when you are vying to get into training for your occupational specialty. 

cap rates here in North Nj are pretty low. 

Scott - I would focus on gaining employment to meet your immediate needs. 

My risk tolerance is low.

Dilemma:Even though I was able to get the purchase price down to $170K, based on the comps in the area, I'm paying a fair competitive price, not a low price. 

Due to some recent theft at one of the buildings, I want to install some cloud based video cameras, while keeping the monthly expenses as low as possible.

The only difference is their credit score is to low.

Hey everyone,Just a quick post, not sure if this is the right place to post this, but south jersey investors, lets connect.I came across a BP's investor this weekend at Lowes, never got his info. 

Can any lenders out there educate me on whether there is such a thing as 5% down, low credit score (low 600's) jumbo loans?  

Pay your bills on time and keep your debt ratio low.