I actually had come across your post below in the Events forum and thought to myself it would have been nice to attend that to see first hand a local flip and talk shop about the process.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1215682-chec...I am happy to hear that someone with your experience in the region feels that Westchester is a market with some potential.

I recently did some data crunching on Zillow's public datasets. I wanted to see what markets have both a relatively high rent-to-price ratio and high appreciation. I came up with this list:region-name:mean-appreciatio...

The more that you talk the more potential buyers see what they are dealing with.Lori you purchased a property that was occupied.

Depending on what the potential jobs offer in terms of income, does this seem like a realistic strategy?

But by coming together with others, one can get in the game and put their money to work in these bigger, potentially greater return deals without having to do it solo.

You have to weigh the benefit of the insurance claim payment versus potentially having your carrier cancel you and perhaps get black-balled by the insurance industry.

Legal consequences and potential financial loss that could have been avoided with timely updates.2.

Also@Jed Butikofer as@Christian Chartier said, this area has great potential for investment.

@Tim Delaney is an investor in the Buffalo market and shares many of your views on its long term potential!

Since this is my first project, I’m very open to any advice or suggestions—especially regarding potential obstacles I might not have considered.