While the bank doesn't know my investing goals or care that my plan it to pay it off quickly, when they just see that I "cash flow" a mere $50 a month and my taxes say I lost money on it, they get scared. 

I merely used the cap rates that you are incorrectly using on SFR's.  

This doesn't mean that going downstate is a bad idea but by mere density alone you'd be better off in the Chicagoland area.  

Hello BiggerPockets communityMy name is Thabo Mere from Johannesburg in South Africa.

I was merely informing you as to how my industry works.

You've locked up the house and it's during the inspection period, it's much more likely you'll actually own the place as opposed to a house you're merely bidding on.

Which, for all intents and purposes, are ALL his projects that anyone knows or gives a damn about.Lets stop pretending that you or I could rebuild and remap NYC, in such an impactful and unapologetic way, even if our dad loaned us a mere $58M.Please read the book, and I wonder if you will still attribute his early success due to luck or money.

My team and I are new to investing..we know someone who lives in Baltimore that suggests we take a look at Maryland to invest in an apartment building, but they're not into real estate so it was merely a suggestion. 

It merely “quits” any “claim” by Grantor to any right, title, and interest that the grantor may have in a certain property, if any such interest exists.

In general, they are not out to stand in the way of superior claims just merely to collect on any equity due the taxpayer who the lien is against.