Alternatives to NYC househacking include searching in the surrounding suburbs - Long Island and Westchester County.All the best to you on your journey!

Located on Long Island, NY. 

Even though I don’t need to put the house on pylons in most areas I’m targeting because of the flood zone in oak island not effecting a lot of the areas new builds are going up.

All joking aside - that really did happen, and it is still a beautiful thing to check out, but they sold off most of the bridge years ago in little bits as tourist keepsakes, and only re-built part of the original bridge before digging the canal to make the island. 

Hello, I am currently doing long distance flips in Pittsburgh, PA and I am from Long Island, NY.

Being from Long Island as well, the multifamily opportunity is scarce, and investment deals aren't the best as elsewhere in the country.

I am considering starting with Staten Island and Long Island, as they seem to have relatively lower barriers to entry in terms of pricing.

I currently live in Long Island City, Queens.

STRs are a double edged sword, and while I understand the concern about affordable housing, it's actually the tax dollars from the STRs that fund the affordable housing communities on our island.

Be aware that Prescott and Prescott valley has "county islands" mixed into what look like large neighborhoods which the properties are on septic and propane.