It's kind of a pain to break everything up, and run and keep up with multiple depreciation schedules on each property and don't forget you have to recapture your depreciation when you sell the property at ordinary income rates witch may kick you into a higher bracket on the sell on the back end costing you more and total tax, so you need to consider your exit strategy.  

The city is a pain in the ***, but manageable.

So we're supposed to find out details about what's going on in their life circumstance, what their true pain point is for selling their house.

@Phylicia Stephenson - Welcome to the vibrant BP community and as a New Yorker sharing adjoining counties.I see that you are interested in duplex acquisition for house hacking and flips, so, I added two blogs for your review.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/07/19/how-to-buy-a-duplex/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/On the other hand, I share your pain with regard to the high price of properties and taxes that you encounter in Nassau county.Yes, you will probably have to step out of your comfort zone in Nassau county and look upstate as mentioned.

@Rich Riesmeyer  You could probably use the cement board but it's a pain to install and it's really difficult to make it look good.  

I own/manage properties in Riverside and I consider that a pain sometimes...even though it is only an hour away.4) I'm with Jon in that you could consider doing a cash out refi if that is an option.  

Thought it might be fun to see what everyone's biggest pain (in the a$$) point and favorite activity is in their respective real estate business. 

(lab, clinical, regulatory, anything to get his foot in the door?  

You tipped average, you were a pain for the staff, and nobody really wanted you to come back.

hi robert. sounds like you have the typical government agency going on there. if you ever want something totally screwed up, get the government involved. the best thing you can do is go where they are not. that government doesn't cover every area around you. invest in some place where they are not at. check out the local government for another area and see how they are to deal with. here in buffalo, the inner city is a pain in the ***, as well as some of the burbs, but some are not. i simply do not invest in areas where the government is going to be a problem. my advice to you is to sell all of your properties where this government can have a hold on you and buy elsewhere