Now a days in my area, some don't really need a car with all the ubers and lyfts and if your either live / work is walkable , or in my case 60+ eateries, bars, restaurants within 1/2 mile, 100s of more shopping service stuff, movies, all the choices blah blah blah.

Even if you have several properties, if at the end of the day you are only "worth" 10-20 thousand you may be less mouth watering of a target for a lawyer to go after then someone who has 100s of thousands in equity. 

When I am in the city, I am confronted by all the latest fads, cars, fashions, eateries, etc.  

Like the coffee shops, eateries, bars and such.

It so happens that these properties and Brooklyn in General is doing FANTASTIC, especially compared to Manhattan.Here is a really good Article that JUST came out on Brownstoner.com :https://www.brownstoner.com/re...Contrary to Popular Belief, Home Buyers Are Flocking to BrooklynPhoto by Susan De VriesReal Estate MarketSep 24, 2020 • 10:59amby Cate Corcoran and Craig HubertAll the things that make Brooklyn Brooklyn have been assets in the pandemic — abundant parks and outdoor space, low-rise neighborhoods, houses and small buildings in lieu of apartment towers, stoops, knowing your neighbors, mom and pop businesses that cater to locals — even streets of hopping outdoor eateries that can at times feel like a Parisian boulevard.