Got the stomach to be that guy?

I'll have to go with @Parish Pradhan - if you're in it for the short term and have a weak stomach, NYC might not be for you. :) But hey, if that's the case, NYC might not be for you for many other reasons...NYC is pretty desirable and has longer term value.

i'd kick myself for trying to pay off the mortgage.i am a fan of leveraging. not 100%, but as much as i can stomach and still sleep at night. kind of like 401k contributions, but in reverse.that's just my $.02

I like to think of it as a great way to get a quick education on all things renovation, flipping, markets, costs, contractors, codes, FHA, ARV, stomach ulcers and insomnia.

Thankfully I do not own in strawberry mansion, and my stomach turns for the investors that own property there.

This is the advice in every textbook, but hard to stomach in this market because the cash flow is good and interest rates are low on the current property.  

And actually yep, I think my stomach did a little flippy flip just reading it. 

It's going to be expensive, stressful, and you'll have a "this better work bc we're spending so much money" pit in your stomach for a few months.

Just the thought of having to deal with evictions makes my stomach turn-I absolutely  believe in focusing on quality of tenants.

And you better have a stomach for uncertainty and confusion.