We have been down this road before, with adverse consequences.

Find those specific establishments by marketing to them through trade associations, Chamber of Commerce, vendors, etc.  

@Lisa PerezSalut Lisa, je viens de tomber sur ton profile et j’aime bien ta stratégie du trade-up à 20 SFR pour un multiplex.

Trading time for money on someone else's schedule isn't my (or most people's) idea of an ideal situation.  

hi eddie. first of all, you are in new york, so the taxes part of this formula will change every year, and that means NOT go down. consequently, your monthly cash flow will decrease as well. lets look at the bigger picture. a house, bought 4 years ago, is now vacant. why??

It sounds like the landlord has traded the incremental rent for the consistency of tenants and extremely low turnover.

I have no background in real estate, I am a electrician by trade.  

There are other things that exhibit their total negligence and indifference to consequence ...  

I have a deep background and knowledge of trading stocks and FX (currencies) for about 4 years with personal accounts but now want to learn about REI.

I avoid the jack of all trade attorneys.