Not to mention all the red tape, moving rules, flip tax when you sell which are very common in NYC Coops.Living in a Coop is fine as a Primary Residence, but if you want to invest & have a tenant I would be hesitant..

I’m guessing you didn’t dig that deep.

Then I began looking into real estate and it changed my quality of life and helped me get out of depression and from a deep identity crisis.

I don't see any red flags indicating a massive shift in our housing market in the near future so "waiting for the next market correction" is not my play. 

It is on a corner lot just a minute walk from down town with a very deep back yard (182 feet).

Account ClosedI would honestly run away, big red flag 

Start the eviction process immediately with a lawyer.In the future consider getting a property management company if you don’t know how to screen tenants properly.Even by screening tenants there are no guarantees but something tells me a good screening would have raised red flags ..

The pool is not too deep but i worry about maintenance long-term.

He sent me some pictures that showed one deep tire mark.

It was about 10 ft. wide by 60 ft. deep.