Allyson Davis - instead of continuing to pay rent in Manhattan, have you considered house-hacking a small multifamily in Brooklyn or Bronx?

Steven Mirabile - I've househacked in Bayridge Brooklyn for over 16 years.

So far I have been looking exclusively in Brooklyn -- focused on Sunset Park, Flatbush, PLG, and Bed-Stuy.

JV Hilario - I'm a 2 Unit Owner in Bayridge Brooklyn looking to expand my NYC portfolio.

we live/work in Brooklyn and wanted to start investing in RE - got our RE licenses out here, but plan to use agents for future BRRRR How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Hi,I was wondering if someone can recommend a reputable architect or engineer that is predominantly specific to Brooklyn who has extensive experience with basement legalizations and working with the DOB.Thanks,Christian

@Brooklyn McCarty contrary to popular belief, age is not a protected class under any federal housing statute. https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/fair_housing_act_overviewOf course if you look this up on Airbnb, they will tell you that housing laws are complex and they cannot interpret them for you.

Quote from @Brooklyn McCarty: These little things separate the hobbyists from the STR owners. 

I recommend checking out my "Can I Househack in NYC" Youtube video (YT channel: ClosedByMo)Great that you're thinking of using FHA (it's what I used as well), with a commute time of 30-40 min, it helps us narrow down areas in Brooklyn, Queens, and Bronx - depending on what your long term goals are (just buy & hold, sell in a few years, hold/refinance/buy again, etc.) 

If you don't have an outstanding FHA mortgage, why don't you leverage that to get a 4 unit in Brooklyn or the Bronx, that would be ideal and create major cash flow and equity creation, plus you can not worry about a property manager and boost your yield.