RE investing is an alligator lurking in the swamp until its time to strike, not a dog chasing cars.

@Eric McQuistion New York income taxes seem to top out at 8ish percent (and I doubt I’d be getting anywhere within striking distance of that bracket with rental income).

Strike # 1Next thing is that she said she forgot that I had Realtor income..

Rent Strike Queens Edition - WSJYsvelia Silva planned to spend this spring training for the New York City Marathon.

an agent I usually do business with has done the same thing to me. im also in PA. learning to navigate this way of doing business has been challenging. best bet is to keep an eye on your market and be ready to strike. but just not to eager as I think prices are going to soon be in decline.

They set their strike prices oftentimes at 70-80% of over inflated BPOs, regardless of the UPB even if it's significantly less. 

If it weren't for the media and constant articles about rent strikes and crappy companies like Cheesecake Factory declaring they aren't paying rent even during the very first month. 

Strike 1. 

The rent striking behavior you're describing is not going to fly in many markets.

That risk increases with the number of people who are aware of the deal, because one of the people could potentially contact the owner directly or use another agent to strike a deal.