The driveway slopes towards the house as illustrated in the pictures, which direct water towards the foundation resulting in a wet basement.

The driveway slopes towards the house as illustrated in the pictures, which direct water towards the foundation resulting in a wet basement.

The example I gave illustrated one. 

Chad, this response illustrates perfectly why you are not competent to make the determinations you are making and were significantly underpaying this guy, which were two of MY points.

the Google earth capture below illustrates this perfectly.

This question gets asked frequently, but rarely with such pared-down precision that illustrates the flaws in the question, as @Jonathan Greene just pointed out.There are two parts of your question as asked that I'd like to highlight.

This article illustrates the decline in demand in this particular market.We have had a fairly priced 2/1 apt. for sale in Jackson Heights Queens which is just now starting to see offers after about 45-50 days on market.

I said "education", not "weekend seminar".Open your mind to new possibilities and increase your potential.Experience is the MOST EXPENSIVE teacher - as the evidence provided above illustrates - but not necessarily the best.

Hi @Erick Gonzalez, as Forrest illustrated well above, it will be a much simpler affair to have a title company or a real estate attorney handle this for you.  

(These numbers are to illustrate my point - not necessarily 100% exact.)The lack of support in being able to talk to an investor locally or find a mentor is making the rental search so stressful.