In addition, I don't feel like our job market is mature.

Our eviction ban was lifted just recently, but our governor is encouraging judges to stop hearing eviction cases.

Quote from @Theodore Sutton: Check out the site meetup.com and also the events page on BP for meetings up in your area to meet people like this and build relationships.

We love our pets but at the end of the day pets are a luxury.

As a result, her and I were able to buy our very first investment home back in 2006 from the brotherly love city of Philly which is where I also met my husband. 

But I noted that places like North Tonawanda as @Pravit Jarriyapurttipong mentioned are actually outside of Erie County, it's in Niagara County, which follows the stricter landlord laws as New York State... https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/changes-in-nys-rent-la...Would you recommend sticking to Erie County boundaries for this purpose?

After reviewing your application, we’ve determined that, unfortunately, we are unable to move forward with your application at this time, as it does not meet our established criteria for income and (other established criteria) We appreciate the time you took to apply and wish you the best of luck in your continued search for a home. 

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We signed everything electronically but our county won't accept it.

Do we branch out of our area and try to do bigger deals now?