It is tight as it is, we have hardly any space for family to stay over, and if we have one more kid, we have without a doubt, outgrown this house.

Lowest unemployment in Upstate except for Ithaca, rising population, diverse economy, and a very tight rental market combine for a great marker to begin your buy and hold strategy. 

There's a lot of interest in Yonkers in particular and that has created a situation where inventory is tight and the market is experiencing some nice appreciation.  

for me those numbers would be too tight.

Thanks @Charles Worth, @John HickeyThis - is exactly my understanding from googling around, and it turns out from your responses that the nightmare is more real than not.Thing is, with such tight regulations and legal around rent stabilized tenants, we don't want to deal with this.

The timing will be tight.

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With rates where they are the numbers are likely to be tight anywhere, but you may be able to make it happen outside the city.

The fact that 1 month rent puts you negative means your numbers are way too tight and clearly this is something you should walk away from if you can.3. 

It is walking a tight rope every time, that for sure.