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Quote from @Destiney E Goins: Hello, I am new to investing, and feel like I have been blindly stumbling through this experience the last few months.

I don't think the LVP will feel right with carpet underneath and it's not a sound installation practice to have that buffer layer there.

As agents we tend to feel the pulse of the market shifting before the data hits the newsstands.

Are you saying I need to take a second mortgage on the rental? 

Granted this was on plots of land I didn't pay for, and that are already connected to the city's water and sewer, so there's a lot of savings there, but I'm hoping if it turns out to be this good of a deal I can still scoop up land and keep going

Let's of NYC investors look at other cities in NY, Rochester, Buffalo, etc... they can drive to them to see them, and they know the state well enough to feel comfortable.Most of the rust belt cities in NY offer cash flow as well. 

Quote from @Breland Clark: I would like to know more about developing land and subdivisions for new builds and apartment buildings. talk to the land development arms in your city or state.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

If it does go to probate, hopefully your brothers and you can amicably go the informal route vs formal (I've worked with families in both when buying properties out of probate and informal is FAR easier).Since there's no debt on the house, maybe you could sell with financing or maybe you could even buy out your brothers with financing -- that way you maintain ownership and just pay them a monthly amount.