State Specific Question About: NEW JERSEY (NJ)

Any NJ landlords have info on what I might expect buying in Jackson, NJ? I am expecting somewhat affordable homes and a working class neighbohood. How are the landlord/tenant laws? What are your thoughts about investing there (good or bad)?

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Hi neighbor. What price range are you thinking about? Jackson is under threat from changes in area demographics.

and much land has been developed and resulted in a good deal of growth in dmand for services. [schools/police fire] that result in higher taxes.

It is not on my County so I do not know the effect of the bad economy housing collapse there.

There have been some high[er] end properties in that area over the past 2 decades.

It was traditionally a lower-end agricultural area so that might be a factor.

If you want more info I could look at the Mon-Oc MLS for you and get you some current info.

Some years ago I ventured into a couple of the trailer parks there and after the banjo music subsided [think Deliverance] I heard the sound of gypsy tambourines and smelled the stench of hot-pot tar driveway sealant....no kidding!

I would tread carefully. I went to college & L school in NJ, had girlfriends who lived in monmouth, ocean, and atlantic counties. I also have been in that area about a billion times in my life because of six flags and the fact my family's shore house was nearby when we were growing up.

Jackson is a relatively less well-off area in a rather affluent county/area of the state. The good news is, it is a relatively conservative area compared to most of the Northeast.

The bad news its demographics are also worse than much of the state--it's whiter than average but also more downscale. Like a little bit of the South just placed in the Northeast. Jackson has more in common with Arkansas or Kentucky than it does with a lot of areas in NJ.