Contractors, unless you have a working relationship with them, normally do not want you bouncing ideas off them.Understand what their hourly rate is, have a discussion with them that you are okay with paying them an hourly rate if they walk the property with you and provide you a scope of work along with an explanation of what you can/can't get away with in regards to improvements.ask them if you go with them, if they can credit you the amount that you paid.Once you develop a working relationship with a few contractors, you can bounce ideas off them and expect quality responses.I do not invest in New York.Best of luck. 

If anyone finds a deal that meet the criteria Jerry is looking for then contact me and I will take it and pay you 10k and you wont even have to pay anything up front.

We have AI that can answer specific questions why not a easy integration to remit and pay taxes directly? 

It persisted despite our best efforts with our neighbors.

With time and persistence, it can provide the kind of financial freedom many people only dream of.

Sounds like there were some lean years but your persistence has paid off big time in terms of appreciation on both rents and home value.

@Jordyn Ohs Assuming your heloc is re-advanceable and the rate is higher than your mortgage, I would suggest you pay your HELOC down as quickly as possible with any cash flow from the properties.

Our most recent client has been persistent with us since July 2023!

So now we cover utilities for both units and the new tenant pays a higher amount too on the back unit to cover all the utilities with a great profit.  

However they made it clear that unless we would pay them something unreasonable, they weren’t leaving without a fight.