Hopefully they will see you are not screwing around and will leave on their own.I hope you got a great deal on this property, because tenants in place are a liability, not an asset, in the Empire State.Now, who loves NY (besides our many "guests from out of town")?

The other issue is that town is a one trick pony. 

I know there are some STR regulations, but it seems there are plenty of parts of town where it can be done.

Small towns may rely too much on a single business or market segment.

This building had a restaurant in it for 32 years that closed not long after we moved into town.

The best thing to do is look up property taxes on county/town websites to get an idea for specific properties.

We had the best luck with a local bank in the town that we invest in. 

Next time I am in town I will stop by and check out your work.

My goal with REI is to gain financial freedom, spend more time with family here and that are out of town (and therefore cost more to go see), and to be able to buy the things I want ( I love cars and live very close to some luxury auto dealers lol)!

Turnkey (renovated) units will do better and need less, generally, from the get-go.On your collections, Cleveland is a renter town, you renters will pay, you just need a good PM with a collections process.