People don't realize the amount of wealth that is flowing to Miami.

It's coming up on Christmas and people are busy.

People have roommates growing up (their family), and in college most likely.

The bank people are either the least stable or get paid irregular. 

Since you recently purchased, yours was reassessed at todays values and theirs are still working off assessments from years ago (possibly) and the people you bought from likely had an old assessment as well.

There are also deals that can be find on jud.ct.gov for foreclosure auctions but those rarely work out because the people usually owe more than the property is worth or they get cancelled and postponed frequently. 

Quote from @Austin Wolff: Hey Kegan, I published on article on BiggerPockets specifically to answer this question for people like you (and selfishly for myself):The 10 Best Markets for Your First House HackNone of the states you mentioned are on this list, however.

You'll meet a bunch of fellow capital region investors and people who can help.

Bathrooms if you can zero threshold people love those and as they age out they need it anyway but that would be for main level. 

And when I speak with people (or write on my blog) I'm always VERY transparent about the unique challenges of the market there.