I've google searched this quite a bit for my own purposes & it does appear that in the state of New York a co-op is considered real estate for the purpose of a 1031 exchange.

Where I live in New York, taxes crush you and renting sometimes makes sense, due to the fact that appreciation in the market is pretty nonexistent.  

from my point of view your the buyer from Hell and I would drop you in a hot new York second.. what is this a sub 100k deal not worth all the grief from the agents point of view.Get with the program and take some responsibility your a BP er you should know better and be more informed on how to actually transact business.

If not, I might grant the request but require the tenant to pay for it and to restore it back.We have a policy called "Make It Your Own Home"... where by we grant some requests from tenants that are cosmetic in nature.

I am from New York and have been looking at philly for a while now.

New York is simply too expensive so I am looking to invest in NJ.

I don't think I'm a good example because I lived in New York for so long in 100 square feet. 

In New York, I went to my Chase banker and they said it's impossible for them to give me a home equity line of credit on my free and clear condo investment apartment that I rent out.

I know real estate is very market dependent...and what works in New York or even Austin, TX....will not work in Killeen, TX.  

My parents have been doing buy and hold deals in the New York City area for around 20 years now, and it really hit me that this is something I love.