Foreign entity and in NY/ "doing business" definition in NY?

[Tim J.]

I have a few properties in VT held in LLCs.  Looking at a property in NY.  Creating an LLC in NY is a hassle - all sorts of nonsense about publishing in newspapers for 6 weeks, etc.

I tried to research what it would take to own and operate a rental property in NY with a different state LLC.  I discovered inconsistent answers. 

NY state website has a broken link to an opinion about what constitutes "doing business" in the state. 

It is not clear to me if owning a property and leasing it to others constitutes "doing business"  - in some cases it does not.  

Does an LLC from another state have to register as a foreign entity in NY to own and rent residences?

Has anyone gotten an answer to that from an attorney or NY state govt?