Interested in a meet up with like minded investors on Long Island.  

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A hybrid approach could work best: start with a cash-flowing Texas rental while saving for a Long Island house hack later.

I’m based in Long Island, NY, and planning to leverage the equity in my primary residence to fund this first deal.

If you are from the island, you will be familiar with the heir laws and why most properties sit vacant....family disputes. 

Quote from @Dan Hertler: I currently manage some of my out of state rentals, but would like to create my own property management business locally in New York (Long Island). 

Buying a condo in Treasure Island could be a great move, but be sure you're prepared for the next hurricane.

Rents continue to climb as well but likely not enough to keep up with increasing monthly mortgage payments when considering interest rates and soaring property values.There are 2 main schools of thought when considering investing in an expensive market like Long Island.- Robert Kiyosaki, Grant Cardone, and similar thinkers believe its best to invest in markets with higher cashflow while renting where you want to live.

Fellow Long Islander here.

A lot of investors are jumping to secondary lines of insurance coverage and the problem with those is that the companies are based in the Cayman Islands or the Bahamas a lot of the time, and it is suspect that they would actually pay out if the need arose unfortunately.