Well, I bought one three years ago, so I'm VERY qualified to discuss the pros and cons.

Local residential rental propertiesWe listened to a broker on a podcast discussing the importance of having an investor profile to share with people in the industry so that professionals in the industry will both understand your background and goals and, more importantly, take you seriously and give you their time.

But feel free to PM me if you want to discuss more in depth details. 

This is an amazing article I found that discusses in detail what you could do.

Hello BP community,I’m currently in need of direction for acquiring my 2nd property and need some NJ broker contacts to discuss options. 

There is plenty of discussion on this topic as it comes up frequently.  

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A topic of discussion I have seen on a lot of the "you definitely want this" lists, is your own personal website.

After having that discussion with my uncle he told me that he would be willing to partner with me on an apartment complex.

Looking forward to discussing further with you!!