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Look in the property records at your county, or the tax assessor, and see if you can search number of units. 

Emrich I think you should expand your search area.  

Hi All,I've been searching the NYC/NJ area for approx. a year now, analyzing different markets and trying to figure out the best areas to attack for my first RE investment (don't want to screw it up).

Hi All,I've been searching the NYC/NJ area for approx. a year now, analyzing different markets and trying to figure out the best areas to attack for my first RE investment (don't want to screw it up).

I have a virtual assistant who updates a Google Sheet for me for every property.

A quick search turned up 10 Things I Wish My Broker Had Told Me for an article which seems good, "Your First Year in Real Estate" and "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent" and many other books, and I don't even want to get sucked into Youtube finding examples :)I've heard that new agents sometimes get assigned (or asked to volunteer) for "desk duty" to handle walk-ins.

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., with respect, New York State has a Unified Judicial system site:  https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivilLocalL/T cases are always available and can be searched by plaintiff or defendant, searchable by county and other criteria. 

Perhaps it's because I am searching the forums more than browsing but the current state of the housing market and concerns purchasing because of it don’t seem to be discussed.