I'm asking so I know how to suggest a deal structure that will make sense both for you, and an NYC buyer. 

I stand by what I said; most of Philly is a dump; and I own property around Temple.

If you're just starting, I'd suggest you attend some local meetups and network with some local, established, successful investors.  

Stand at the point of water evidence and look up, 45degrees in any direction, that’s your starting, gravity based points of entry and travel.

I'm not doing any suggesting to him, just laying out all I can to see what's most attractive to their goals.

If there is a mortgage for example, you have a debt but it isn't like you can just pick up the payments because you have no legal standing to deal with the loan.

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I would suggest that route if you intend to wholesale, or play the numbers game on the MLS and make hundreds of offers until you land a deal (a real deal).

In hindsight, @Kevin Sobilo's suggestion is a much more diplomatic way to do it that could resolve the issue without going to court.  

I also will add that given that the goals of my original post were my own, I stand by my original criteria only being the simple net cash flow, and simultaneously that my goals had flexibility if someone wanted to add a formula that included certain expenses above PITI.