Frankly, most of the people who have commented at the time of my post have never been a young black male in America according to their profile picture :)  To say race is not a factor for a young black male is like pissing down my back and telling me its raining.

It's not so much that what you're doing is improving inventory (because clearly you are) and yes - intuitively you would think that you would be exempt from sales tax.However, the issue isn't whether it's inventory or not, the issue is whether the end user is charged sales tax.  

You will find my contact information in my profile or send me a message.

I recently uploaded a "Hard Money Lender Profile Sheet" today which you can use to assist in asking the right questions when "interviewing" a HML.

Hey @Claire Batraville, I would definitely agree with @Lucas Machado.I'm sure you can find condo's in that price range, but you'll want to make sure your agent is doing good due diligence:You'll want to see: the condo budget, any planned HOA fee increases or assessments, upcoming improvements, delinquency ratio, etc...  

Working on improving your credit score is of course important.

Lastly, I uploaded what's called a "Hard Money Lender Profile Sheet" that you can reference when "interviewing" various HMLs that are out there under "Tools" - "File Place" (see screenshot below).

If you want to improve your cashflow another 10%+ you should self manage.  

@Gary Kuang - You should be able to use the search function in the profile area to locate investors in the NYC area who are doing flips.

Hello, I am so excited to say that I just update my profile to remove me as a medical biller and that I am now a licensed REALTOR.