I tried to unload and didn't get any takers.

Stay away from desperate sellers who are looking to unload a problem property or problem location, look for seller motivation that is not rooted in the property, but in the sellers personal circumstances. 

It is however more difficult to unload.

Metal building will likely be more to build but with lumber prices the way they are right now it’s probably fairly comparable.

@Brandi Peterman Looks like they are trying to unload it.

After a plumbing, AC, a giant dead 200+ year old oak tree removal, and the “good” tenant leaving 6 weeks of repair and cleaning work, we had to unload the property.

You can use Lumber Liquidators for hardwood competitive pricing, Kuiken Brothers,Allied Building, Ferguson Plumbing for supplies, Feldman Brothers in Paterson for electrical needs and probably many more i missed. 

I currently work in sales at a lumber yard so am really familiar with entire builds and remodels.

Because you're dealing with buyers, you can unload the assets and skip the painful process of managing in NYC.Our state legislature and governor are in agreement that they will make it even harder to be a landlord in this state.

The biggest reason the use that material down there is they dont have the lumber industry that we do.