If you have the resources and can manage your time well, you might be able to do RE investing part time while attending school.

What due diligence do you do re: the HOA when looking to make a condo investment purchase?

You may have to do re-pipe, or replace the electrical, reroof or whatever.

@James Hamling My day is scheduled pretty good, it all comes down to how much time I have during the day for I also own a small business that requires me to have a work schedule. some days my business doesn't need attention and I have plenty of time to do RE work, some days I don't have any time to do any RE work.

The way big landlords do RE in NY is make good decisions on their properties by getting good accounting reporting. 

The fact that you are asking about these neighborhoods suggests that you have a good deal of research to do RE submarket.

The more I do RE the more I want equity.

I like REeBroker because I just do RE part-time so I like not paying fees.

No I do not do ads, I do not do re-targeting, I do not pay a friggin cent on marketing or leads.Paying a fortune for lists, and then pay an other fortune to send mailers out to that list?

That's why I get upset with gurus, saying or suggesting anyone can do RE right out of the box, just doesn't work that way unless there are some very good skill sets available to them.