There is also the affordability case that Airbnb states in the email - "allow New Yorkers to continue to share their homes at a time when more families are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living."

Here it is:  HGTV & People Magazine featured Villa!

Stumbled upon an article in a real estate magazine about a strategy I had never heard of.

The company has been repeatedly recognized as a top 100 manufacture by Window &Door Magazine.

The package of protections extends well beyond those living in rent-regulated apartments to all New Yorkers renting apartments:Security deposits will be limited to one month’s rent and procedures will be improved to make it easier for renters to get their security deposits back.Tenants who were seen as troublemakers by landlords — perhaps for standing up for their rights — would sometimes end up on blacklists that would be shared among rental agencies.

Hey fellow Western New Yorkers, my company is in Buffalo.

@Daria B. seems like you've done lots of research, I've done quite a few renos and have build some brand new homes, one that was featured in a magazine http://www.ottawamagazine.com/homes-gardens/2012/05/11/a-house-we-love-a-cliff-side-dwelling-in-chinatown-and-on-lebreton-flats/, the recurring question I keep hearing is is worth it for a buy/hold.

My first life was as a carpenter.If you want a great source about building construction, a good trade magazine on line is JLConline.com. 

This coming from a New Yorker and new Philly investor :) Honestly, that money can go SO much further in Philadelphia and she would have so many opportunities with that budget for a significant cash flow and rate of return. 

He writes articles for a lot of real estate trade magazines and has a great blog, and firm has a great reputation.