We discovered long ago that it makes much more business sense to invest money cultivating relationships with Realtors, investors and lenders who create repeat and referral business, than to chase web leads.

There are a lot of listings out there that just don't make sense and bringing more down payment to the table to make it work is not a sound way of doing business. 

The markets I have been following in Nassau county that the numbers make sense are Hicksville and Mineola, and in Suffolk Farmingdale, and Huntington.

I stick to my numbers and what makes sense.

I know he is in a financial situation where the expense is not an issue, but morally I feel a sense of responsibility to cover some of the costs out of respect. 

That makes sense now.

@Adam Schneider, that makes sense.

I am from Paterson, i don't want to invest here but worst case i might if I can get it cheap/ now i know the supply is limited i understand that but i wouldn't want to overpay for a property cause you will be in the red already. cash flow is more important to me, i will form an LLC when buying the property. with high taxes will buying a property here to house hack make sense still?

Does this make sense?

House hacking out here probably isn’t the easiest due to the amount of capital required, maybe there are east coast areas that would make more sense (not meaning nyc)?