@Yixin Huang when it comes to accessing the property and maintenance, you want to DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!

Talked to a few owners myself too.

Hopefully, you have been able to gain more advice since then. 

What to use buildium for and what to use QuickBooks for

But if your going to be losing 500-600 / month, it may be better to sell the place.

Short term, assuming the real estate lobby doesn't sue this to keep delaying/appealing, once it goes into effect there will be no more broker fees paid by tenant *unless they hire the broker*Some long term effects I can predict already: - Landlords now having to absorb broker fees will bake this into the rent (e.g. how "no fee" units typically are priced a little higher than other units) - Real estate board will require another document (or checkbox) for tenants to sign stating that they're hiring the listing broker and responsible for compensating them for their fee *if* they apply and are approved- Regular New Yorkers will have an even harder time to find an apartment because you cannot legislate/regulate away a housing crises... 

With a strong background in both real estate and lending, I work with a range of clients—investors, builders, and developers—to help them achieve their investment goals.

Are they easy to work with?

Difficult to appraise because there were no comps in the area.

Within the next few months, I'll be purchasing single family house to move into and live in for 1 - 2 years to pay down as much equity as possible.