As one of the speakers at BEC2020 mentioned, he is not trying to broaden his funnel by make it vertical, i.e. what profession for instance can you tap into that almost guaranteed makes 200/300k per year and/or have $1mm net worth. 

Its all about sq ft and quality, style not so much Thanks @Bob Stevens, your insight is helping me to broaden my perspective exponentially.

Certainly at different costs but never the less an obligation of borrowed and committed funds leveraging the optimal performance of the assets and business.If you look at committed funds that broadens the financial obligation beyond amounts borrowed.

Broadening my search will definitely be more helpful.

Moving forward, I would advise that you broaden your market search to include the above markets mentioned, connect with a real estate agent who has house hacked before, and start submitting offers on properties that need light to moderate cosmetic work.

Since New York real estate is beyond ridiculous, I have broadened my search all the way... across the Hudson.

If it were for investment purposes that might broaden your options.

I'm seeking advice on real estate strategies to minimize the financial impact of him commuting, as we don't want to rent while he is down there, and he'll be commuting for at least 2 years.We are using an investor friendly Realtor from Bigger Pockets but would love to broaden our knowledge base. 

While it's a nice situation to be in, I'd still like to broaden my horizons as far as building income is concerned.

I am attempting here to broaden my view.