Welcome to the site and glad to see another fellow Westchester Resident.

Due to the current interest rates, you probably can't live for free, but you can definitely learn how to house hack in that first year, reduced your personal housing costs, learn the rent by room/co-living strategy on-site, and then probably break-even after move out, but most importantly, it is possible to make that work in 2025 with today's rates.It just takes being open-minded and willing to be flexible for the 1st year.  

Having my savvy husband on-site made ALL the difference!

We do land entitlement so we control all sites and tie them up until zoning is approved. we don't buy land that we can't entitle first

Some – almost invariably small ones that did not or could not adapt fast enough to suit their regulatory Masters – had to be sold for pennies on the dollar to banks that are Too Big To Fail.

You are correct that this site is primarily for investors and I am one.

I've been on the scavenger hunt trying to find it, county site has a summary only.

If you fail to follow the rules, you may open your personal assets to a lawsuit.

Would love to form connections through this site !

I have a feeling just starting out my home is not going to get much exposure on sites like air bnb or vrbo until I get some good reviews.If anyone has experience in this market I would be intrigued to hear how best to manage my new STR.