@Jason SkinnerYour post didn't say how much seller financing you were looking for, so I asked and assumed it was 100%.

I am trying to understand some things you said here as I am totally new to the commerical grade policy.

To me, these kinds of things might annoy me but only VERY VERY temporarily perhaps for minutes at a time when things occur.

I’m looking at purchasing a quadplex in New York City, where all four units are rent-controlled, with two units vacant and two still occupied by rent-controlled tenants.

Some of the best ones are offering rates as low as 5.75% at no cost to you, it just requires a 30% down payment.

But the property will remain under my name for now?

What type of meters are installed now?

Hey @Benjamin Jones -  Fellow Japan-based investor here.  

Let me first say I do have a CPA he is buried right now as are most tax professionals.  

Would that be, for example, if the PM says, "I manage a duplex for John Smith in Turlock," then I call John as a reference, ask John a few questions, and then ask John the address of his duplex so I can later look it up on the county website and verify if he is the owner?