The losers here are the tenants, the greater Akron community, and New York State who will end up having to deal with our homelessness on some level.  

I have lived in Wisconsin and upstate New York in the past and have a decent amount of knowledge of those areas — but obviously need help.

I like the one that requires payments to be deposited in an escrow account:New York state law requires that consumers receive a written contract for home-improvement work that exceeds $500.

For instance, using bank financing to buy in expensive places like California, Washington, New York or Illinois are really tough to cash flow.

Move out of New York would be my first thought .   

Although the rent was slightly higher than the market rate, restoring the property to livable condition after just one year cost over $15,000.The property isn't listed on major platforms.This is concerning.

I've been using Stessa for years... struggling keeping the connection with my bank and I've had several instances where months worth of transactions disappear and when they're able to restore them for me, they are all uncategorized, etc.

In response, I had a plumber and a water restoration company come to assess the situation.The restoration company cut into the drywall, and the plumber thoroughly inspected all the pipes, performed a leak test, and conducted a pressure test.

I recently purchased a 1500 SF two-story rowhouse in New York with a building class designation of Two Family Dwellings - Brick (B1).

Hi @Leon Jamison,I can recommend my contractor. my project was $420K, 7months, funded through 203K. we went slightly over schedule (10months),mainly due to a few failed/ repeat inspections, but we were able ton finish under budget.TBH, Im actually doing a second multi family reno project in the heights, New York Ave with the same contractor beginning March 2025.Anyways, you're bound to have issues when working with any contractor.