I have experience with the BRRRR strategy/house hacking in New York.

I think paying off as I go will build the momentum from the bottom in my case barring . 

New York recently passed the “Good Cause Eviction” which protects tenants from eviction without legitimate reason.

The real estate market in New York City peaked in 1986 and bottomed out in 1993.

Based in New York, my work-life spans across New York City and Long Island while I reside in Mount Vernon, Westchester County.I’m diving deep into real estate investing, working on building my knowledge first and my portfolio later.

Love that idea and I'll feed that in to the Seller. sometimes you have to fight fire with fire and I’m not 100% familiar with New York laws, but I’m pretty sure they have squatters rights therefore, the other squatter wouldn’t be able to do a thing about it.

I would be going that route . complaint to the bar closing atrorney could get disbarred and thats a big motivation to settle with you.

Some jobs in New York City are obviously going to be much pricier than jobs in Cleveland. 

A lot of investors based in markets like California and New York are choosing to purchase their investments OOS in the Midwest because of the affordability and numbers making more sense.

Like anything with a low bar for entry you will have unethical people operating in that space but wether you are a wholesaler or a fix n flipper if you are an unethical person that’s says something about your character.