(not letting emotion decide how much your property is worth") Ideally, yes.But let's be honest-- most agents don't care about getting their client the best deal, but just closing the deal particularly on the buy side.

You have to understand that these people don't care about anything, and the government people are overworked and will not follow up with all the small cases. 

Greetings BP community, I recently joined a national senior care living development team.

I care about income waaaay more than cashflow.

There's a reason that people try to buy properties off-market and that is because you can find sellers who care more about terms than maximizing returns.So start with a conversation: you already presumably have some rapport since it's your landlord and you've spoken before.

This way I do not care whether guests stay 1 night or 30 from cleaning standpoint.3.

And there are landlords who only care about maximizing profit and nothing else.

I also agree with No. 2, and I've seen some of my STR clients welcomed by their neighbors after taking over a ramshackle place that wasn't cared for.

Quote from @Amy Smith: Be careful you don't get in too deep.

I live in New York as well, but have chosen to go out of state for my investments.