There are a lot of Cheap or free services out there now with no contract.

Now I'm over on the West Coast and can't believe my eyes when I see how cheap the housing is in Allentown.

Today more madness from contractor sub.The sub came back, I know I should have barred him from doing so.But he had all his materials here.Another part of the remodel is to remove some cheap peel and stick vinyl tiles were over 70 year old asbestos tiles.I wandered into an insane scene a little while ago.

Also looked at a cheap condo with tenants in it.  

Even though the property has huge upside (cheap with a good ARV).  

Methinks you're looking at this deal favorably because it SEEMS cheap by NY standards?

My strategy is to look at a very small/cheap place to start as I figure I'll make mistakes on the first one.

It's pretty common to have a slab jack hammered open to add or fix plumbing.Cracks in sheetrock are quite cheap to fix but there may be a structural issue that should be taken care of.

I don't follow town homes but in general inventory is low in MN, interest rates are still cheap, and and house prices are high. 

If the stone is actual facing stone and not a cheap sheet imitation, I would keep it.