I don't believe that will change as long as the school system and public safety levels remain some of the worst in the state.

He will do it on contingency base.You must pursue BTC in a criminal case which is ongoing at the county level and may reach State level You can file a complaint.

@Mohammed Rahman Queens and Brooklyn would be the absolute best because I work on the upper east side of Manhattan but I haven't seen any properties there that are affordable and in decent neighborhoods!

Assuming that this market will rise to the level of "everywhere else" and not inflate in relative lockstep with other markets may turn out not to be an accurate assumption.  

And what is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

Just go through them, select the renovated/closely matching ones, and enter them into a model.Here's my fix & flip model, you can see the comps entered and some quick stats below them: Then I use that comp data to adjust the Sale Price in the model to what I estimate it will be (double check the resale $/sf is in-line with the comps), then adjust the purchase price until I hit my desired return level. 

There are duplexes being sold on the mid - upper range of that price bracket, that need a little work. 

Given our experience level, we are not ready to make an investment in a place that far away from home.

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So you take this to another comprehension level and I think that will be a tough sell.