Some comments- you bought in april, spent $12k on the rehab but it took 7 months?  

Quote from @Anade Davis: Really good comments here thanks for all the great info.

There are many good comments and advice in this thread.

It will be included in the purchase price 95% of the time.Thank you, really appreciate the comment 

Audrey, your comment is very encouraging.

My suggestion would be to go back to your rental listings, and make a comment that the properties are not for sale. 

Should I re evaluate what strategy I should use and maybe look further out in places such as Rochester and BRRR properties out thereHey @Jared Leggett, I know I'm jumping in here late in the game, and I have to admit that I haven't read all the many comments you've gotten, but I wanted to provide what I imagine and glean is a contrary view.It is easy to dunk on NYC for young investors starting out, but if you are a first time homebuyer you can buy a $1M property with $35k down (+ closing costs which can be avoided with seller's concessions).

Thanks all for the many congratulations, comments, and support.

@Chris Seveney - Where do you get your data on US treasury demand - per your "very weak demand" comment? 

I have included snippets of your message and my replies or comments in bold.What investor meetups I should attend- BP rules prevent posting outside events/meetups here.