Study the market.

Buuuuuut, I'm kinda proving the point in being upfront with my bias aren't I. 

That is your competition.I believe my recommendation will prove accurate.  

3 separate recent studies show it is currently cheaper to rent than own in virtually every large market and that it has never been more so than currently.  

What this also does is give me the chance to prove that its a good property, operate it to my written plan and present my 18 month historical financials as proof.

Funded it myself to prove concept that seller financing is better than long-term rental ownership.

We have the ability to prove and back up everything we say.

Meaning you cannot just evict a tenant because their lease has expired.You will have to build sufficient evidence admissible in court and to the satisfaction of a judge to prove good cause to get a warrant of eviction.Many housing providers kept high risk tenants on month to month leases so that if the tenant stopped paying rent, you could simply give them a notice to vacate and recover possession of the rental unit that way.The reason for this methodology was because the HSTPA of 2019 passed in NYS made it extremely onerous and costly for housing providers to evict due to non payment.That method under good cause will be eliminated.So you can still keep tenants month to month but you will need to document the lease violation due to nonpayment rigorously.How many times and how late is “good” enough?

Real estate investing has not been passive for me, but has proved very lucrative over the long haul. 

Some people like to have freedom to do what they want, some like to buy fancy cars, some don’t want to have to work for someone else, some want to prove they can go from nothing to something, some are just competitive.