I'm happy to see another New Yorker here ready to jump in, you're off to a good start!

He's lying to you.Unless you're building with the lowest level of materials and the lowest tier of contractors, and even then, I don't believe it.I'm guessing this is the guy that post in the back of magazines, "Amazing Property ripe with unlimited potential build your dreams today".  

I'm  a native New Yorker and lived in long island, the south Bronx and the lower-east of Manhattan during the 70's.  

Here is a great New Yorker piece on him:http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/29/mr-money-mustache-the-frugal-guru

There are a few exceptions within Glen Cove, specifically on Magazine Street heading East, but in general this is your best bet.I know there are condos that are for sale in that area that might be a good first bet for an AirBnB, but make sure the numbers work out.

We joined associations, wrote magazine articles, ran advertisements, spoke at conventions, used direct mail.

Where nudity on the front of magazines is no big deal and every child can see it.

It's simply a designation from NAR that you joined and agree to their ethics code and pay a fee each year.Except for political lobbying of issues on capitol hill that affects our industry I haven't seen value in NAR for about a decade.Their magazine went from quality articles a decade ago to where most of the publication was nothing but paid ad after ad.

Chattanooga has been rated number one city for adrenaline junkies by Outside magazine two years in a row!

I've always felt these annual magazine articles stating you need X amount in assets and x amount in monthly income a joke.