Rochester has a lot more in common with Buffalo than, say, Troy or the Hudson Valley.If we're getting that specific, there are a few more areas to consider.AdirondaksNorth Country - Watertown, Potsdam, etc.Long Island (very different than NYC)The Finger LakesWith that many regions, I think it's better to just use city names rather than regions.

@Andrew Steffens has a good finger on the pulse in that area, so give him a call.Make sure you get the STR insurance quote into the mix when doing your calculations.

Not lazy grifters who ask for guidance and direction before they lift a finger to help themselves (which is the norm here, sad to say).

Fingers crossed this first one works out.

We started taking the Houston phone book which was huge and by category and just flip pages and put our finger down without looking for a selection. 

Figures Google would stick their fingers in this pie eventually.

Still waiting on the organic leads to come in, fingers crossed that will happen as you said within the next month or two.  

The cash-out refi necessarily means thousands of dollars in additional expenses - likely setting you back further than you went forward in mortgage pay down during the same time period if refinancing in 1-2 years - but hopefully earning more equity in the meantime (fingers crossed).  

My tenant reported that a cat defecating on the ground make it filth and unclean.

The value add will be in the operations as the current owner(s) haven't kept their fingers on the pulse to run it at it's peak.