Surprisingly there are not a ton of units available, saturation is not a huge issue in those specific areas. 

@Kristin MathernI would pay it given no keys were provided, it wasn’t specifically addressed/mentioned in your lease, you were provided the opportunity to address/fix yourself with a 25-30 dollar replacement from Lowe’s/Home Depot, and lastly, it was an existing situation that could have been avoided/prevented at move in.

I didn't want to list this under Scenario 1 as it's redundant and whether or not having more control over your down payment is a pro/con is pretty case-specific.3. ???

We liked the idea of partnership on a bigger project with the specific MTR strategy in order to increase NOI and exit in 3-5 years.

Do you have a specific question? 

I am on the board of CFRI, the local chapter for the National REIA and we have about 20 meetings a month, many geared towards specific niches. 

There are some hyper specific forums on here as well for everything under the sun, and tons of amazing articles.

Insurance is a lot trickier and somewhat state specific.  

Hi Linda,Lots of great advice from @Carla Gordon @Brian Schroeder @Jay Thomas Specifically I think it's always smart to check out FF Traveler sear https://www.furnishedfinder.com/housing/New-York/New-York) and Airbnb/VRBO for 30+ days stays to gauge what sort of similar properties are currently out there!

Let me know if you have any specific questions, and I’ll be happy to answer!