All Forum Posts by: E.J. McLeavey-Fisher

Hi all,

Doing some very preliminary exploration of starting an event space/wedding venue in the northern New Jersey area. Is it at all realistic to consider residential properties in this search (large mansion-type spaces, lots of land buffering between neighboring properties), with the hope of converting them to a commercial property that would allow such business to operate? Or are there workarounds for using a space in this way while still being zoned residentially? 

Hi everyone- I'm one of those aforementioned NYC transplants to Maplewood, moved in August and have been poking around Newark as well lately. Can anyone recommend an investor-friendly agent that focuses on Newark? I know this question has been asked plenty on here, but not super-recently as far as I can see in my searching. Any guidance is greatly appreciated, thanks!

Hi all.  Been lurking around the forums for a while now but haven't done the intro yet.  My day job is directing TV commercials and documentaries but am super interested in expanding the real estate portfolio, ideally to a point where the investment income can replace some of the TV commercials and I can spend more time on personal directing work!  So buy and holds that can stay afloat in the immediate future and eventually make some more money down the road.

I live in Sunnyside, Queens with my family and I are likely moving to northern NJ in the next year or so, and therefore I've been poking around that area for investment opportunities.  Quickly realizing it may not be the best move, so have been interested in Philadelphia and other driving-distance markets, but also exploring more turnkey ideas further away.  

As you can tell, I'm at the very beginning of this process but eager to get things moving!

Not interested in house hacking, and let's just remove the fact that we're buying a home to streamline the hypothetical then: if you had $30-50K right now, would you prefer to try and invest it in something immediately or let it sit in the bank to contribute to a future multi-family (approx two years from now)?

Hi everyone,

My family is planning to move from NYC and buy a home in northern NJ in the near future (likely Montclair/Maplewood/SO).  At the same time, I'm hoping to start investing via a small multifamily building somewhere within a reasonable drive of that area (looking as far as Philadelphia area but ideally closer). 

But as reality sets in, I probably can't swing both financially at the same time.  I'm eager to start investing though, so I'm wondering what people here would do...wait until after buying the home, save up for another couple of years, then invest in something described above or take a smaller amount of money in the meantime and try a crowdsourced investment.  Or something else?  I'm not looking for an immediate return/cash flow necessarily, if that helps.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.  Thanks!