Determine market value based on direct proforma analysis, empirical research, broker conversations, and comparable analysis. 5.

As you mentioned, up front fees look very high compared to the options I currently have, but it will be great to compare.

Im just used to the area, however I was heavily considering Virginia because of how cheap it was to live on the coastline  (comparative to MA) I could buy significantly more there, however I would have to start over with looking for a new job and all that headache over again. 

BP just came out with NY states leases reviewed by NY State lawyers.What I did was found a generic Leases In BP that I could edit and compared it with my Property Management lease and and added to my lease State Specific Requirements.

The more you can save prior to beginning your investment journey, the better position you will be in down the line.

Over the years, I've noticed many times that some people refer to their prior tax preparers as CPAs, so was just curious. 

My takeaway is that there were no comparable duplexes sold nearby from March 2016 to August 2017, when the dispute was presented.

Similarly the prior owner, again unless he did something intentional to cover up the defect, you bought the house 'as is' as of the day of closing.

Best to have an abstract of title done prior to bidding.

This allows you to put that property under contract to re-sell it or it allows you to lease the property all prior to closing.