Also interested to know who has had positive experiences in the area.

We were boing to BRRRR in Ohio but decided to hold off on that as we didn't feel comfortable managing it from this far so held off on it.

You need to learn to read the PPMs and dissect what is in them. 

@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

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... 

Are they easy to work with?

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