Hey guys thank you for the rapid responses.

The rapid appreciation of NYC real estate of over 60% over the past decade.

Do any current investors have opinions on whether it's worth it to focus on paying off a property rapidly like this as opposed to merely taking it slow and gradually building equity?

The GRM was under 100, but the tenants turned over far too rapidly (higher average vacancy rate) and the property was older (higher maintenance cost), and the tenants damaged the property as well (yet higher maintenance cost, note broken window syndrome).  

Secured credit card, Secured Credit Loans, Go buy a car, pay it off rapidly (1 year), buy another, pay it off too. 

Mathematically, it has worked out for me because I bought at a good time in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.

Despite that and limited local knowledge I'm sincere about rapidly building competence and developing a model that scales quickly.

My initial idea for this property was to hold it as a rental unit for a few years then flip it as the market was growing at a rapid rate at this point in time.

Storm drains from the main street were undersized so we would get what looked like river rapids flowing past our house during major storms.

On the monthly visits I think Josh has Brandon rapidly clicking 24hrs a day....... : )