Then there's the transactional (deal-making) and litigation (deal-breaking) dichotomy within each area.There are some basic vetting that apply to all industries and some thoughts that are applicable to only lawyers.  

2). is this applicable only to Federal tax or state tax (california) as well?

I'd recommend checking out the BP bookstore - they even have a category for beginners which has a bunch of good selections including @Brandon Turner's book on Investing with No or Low money down - https://store.biggerpockets.co...In addition to this, use the BP network, meetup.com, eventbrite.com, facebook and other platforms to connect with RE investors in your area.

Do you know if the application process is the same as painting?

Other platforms will work as well, I just really like the way their search engine is configured.

The second picture is a cross section of the 2" vertical stack I cut out.

The properties that I had originally comped were in a completely different neighborhood, not very far but nonetheless different neighborhood and crossed a blvd. 

Best wishes to you in your journey and as fellow NJ investors, perhaps our paths may cross in the future and we can be helpful to each other!

Those changes are now codified at the state level for all of Oregon to follow by SB 291.Of note, Senate Bill 291 will require additional disclosures from the landlord in order to charge for applicant screening.

Currently, I’m using Avail to syndicate the listings on multiple rental platforms (e.g.