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?

That was the right move for us at the time, but let me tell you, boy oh boy does it hurt every time I realize i sold a 3 bed 2.5bath home in dublin schools that I bought for under $200K...its the one that got away and honestly will haunt me forever...or until i go back and get it again...but seriously find a way to keep that thing fo the long term especially with that rate. 

Now, if we can find small builders who haven't gone broke to start building again, that should help. 

The goal here would be to increase rental income.

I am sure you will find lots of help down that path here though. 

Have you discussed your plan with any social service organizations and/or impact investors (i.e. foundations and philanthropic orgs) in NYC that are looking to help you?

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The asking price was $799,999, but the numbers didn’t work at that price, so we came in lower at $770,000.

I cannot specifically think of any issue at all but occasionally we have had complaints about something clearly listed and when we point them to it the complaining usually stops.