I tried to some AI searches, but they were mostly inconclusive. - Mom is 73.

I believe making statements about me based on assumptions does not contribute to a constructive dialogue.

Quote from @Olivia Armstrong: Hey all, My husband and I have been searching for a property purchase, one that temporary checks our boxes and also kickstarts our investing journey.

I would closely monitor your competitions pricing to see what is working for them.Vrbo has built in tools to monitor when people are searching for specific dates.

I recommend searching "arbitrage" here and reading any/all of the hundreds of general threads about negative elements of arbitrage.

I do not wish to waste my time watching videos,searching the internet for how tos and what I should be doing.

Is there something like off-market commercial deals where I can search them (like Investorlift or New Western for residential) ? 

Search for the BP podcast episode with Jude Bernard - he is very active in NYC.

My property tax base on my primary is somewhat reasonable but the total property tax goes up because of all the special assessments, some of which make no sense to me (and I didn't vote for those).

If they do not respond within X days, refuse to terminate the agreement, or attempt to charge you for termination, consider filing a complaint: https://www.mec.mo.gov/MEC/Conflict_of_Interest/Compliance_C...HOW TO FIND A PMStart by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.