There aren't many things that "appear" to be leaks, they usually are leaks and if it's been leaking since May you are going to have way more issues to worry about than a premium plumber charge.

That may lower your closing costs, but most lenders have minimums (usually $65K or more) for what they’ll lend. 

I started looking a bit into Rochester which has a way lower price point for multi families and single families but obviously I would be unable to house hack as it is 5 hours away from NYC which I will not be commuting lol.

With TOU service you charge it at night for 5-7c/kw and use it during the day to arbitrage the price difference. 

You should never pick your 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediary based solely on their 1031 Exchange fees, costs and charges or the size of the institution.

You’ll make most of your cash flow from half of May through Aug, lower in Sept, med/strong Oct.

I just don't see you being able to do a whole lot to allow you to sell it quickly outside of lowering your price to something extremely compelling.  

@Erlson Neba Much less stress and headaches than rentals especially for lower end areas where the ongoing maintenance will most likely diminish any return you may hope to make and where appreciation cannot be expected.

query=garage#sear...If you can rent a 2 garage at $450 without spending ~$150k for a garage ADU conversion, no work/risk of the ADU conversion, the lower maintenance/capex, easier eviction, no rent control, less tenant interaction, it will not convert your SFR to rent control, etc, it seems superior to the garage ADU conversion.  

I own a unique mobile home park in South Carolina that's relatively small (5 acres) comprised of 12 lots (I own 8 of the homes while the other 4 are owner-occupied and charged lot rent) along with a house (3 units).