I kinda agree with @Larry T. there is presently a storefront vacant building right at the corner of where i leave, the store is rented out but the apartment is vacant and it has been like that for at least 2yrs.You also need to be wary of the location, correct me if i am wrong but buildings were there are apartments and stores are technically in D, E locations which could have a lot of issues. this is based on my drive and stay in Rochester NY.Your located in NYC, i think you could take a day or weekend off to come down here and check the neighborhood out.

@Irina Belkofer The reason I'm hesitant to have a 3 year old live in the unit is because its an old house, and there are no public records of it being de-leaded.

I'm in Delaware County.  

After another interesting process with a construction mortgage and then rolling it over into a traditional mortgage, I now have a passive solar, LEED gold compliant house that I meant to live in for the next 50 years...

We invest in Delaware (and looking at a few other markets now as well).

They took a 5 acre parcel I had purchased to build new transmission lines and re-conductor old lines in order to provide power from a new utility scale solar generating plant (solar farm) they had constructed.My attorney hired the appraiser with only 2-3 weeks prior to the date our expert witness and discovery production had to be turned in to the courts.The appraiser found very low comps in the area.

Do not fall for the Nevada/Wyoming/Delaware/OtherFabulousState scam, you'll need to then register in two states and won't get the protection/savings that the salesperson promised you, because when you buy property in MA, then MA laws are the ones that matter.  

Looking forward to seeing the comparison/ differences nation wide..Key Words: Philadelphia, New Jersey, South Jersey, New York, Miami, Florida, Delaware, Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Maryland, Baltimore, California, Denver, Chicago, Phoenix, Washington DC, Camden, Manhattan   

@Bradley De comarmond, Thank you for the suggestions, I'll keep your advice in mind.

I remember 30 years ago that ALL of our electricity was supposed to be produced by solar and everyone would work a 4 day work week by this point in time.