Realtors definitely serve a purpose.

According to the Culture Index, I'm a "Technical Expert" personality type.

These regulations can specify the type of structures that can be built, the size and location of buildings, and the activities that are permitted on the property.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Where to find these types of deals?

Define, "investor-friendly" agent please.In our experience we've found that +95% of agents only have experience dealing with owner-occupied transactions - which are mostly EMOTIONAL decision based.You can ID these types of agents easily by asking them:1) If they are RE investors themselves.

And if a company needs to resort to hiring him to market their props that means those props are not very good or poor investments  There are other ways to deal with the Clayton Morris types.

We sat down and traced out a plan (i.e. paying down debt, increasing their FICO scores, saving for a down payment, type of home) and in both cases, they were ready to buy in less than a year's time. 

What property types are there in the Catskills, mostly single families, multi or other types?

@Scott Mac“It seems like these anomalies pop up from time to time, but they are more likely to be workable by someone who has a larger position in cash, a larger net worth, and experience in that asset type and asset class.”EXACTLY!