You're in NY as well as I, so I hear you with regard to finding property and it working for you.   

It looks like you are in Buffalo, NY as am I.

Your parents and you could probably use a really good Elder law atty in NY as well to look at how best to structure their ownership and passing to you.Nothing wrong with selling to a related party and completing a 1031 exchange. 

Quote from @Crystal Harris: In February 2024, I purchased a tax lien from Nassau County NY. A

So to answer your most pressing question, yes wholesaling is legal in NY. As

I do prefer buy and hold in Albany NY as well.

There was for a time a meetup in Middletown NY as well. 

My mother is in the beginning process of purchasing a home in the Bronx, NY as an investment property.

While I would never invest in NY as James mentions as its the worst - if I was going to do it I would atleast make sure I tried to follow the rules. 

Micron Technology's decision to build a massive 1,400-acre semiconductor manufacturing plant in Clay, NY, a suburb of Syracuse, is poised to have a transformative effect on the local housing market.