It is in an "A" neighborhood, and anticipate my current neighbors won't be thrilled. 

I contacted a police officer I happened to know, and he came to a meeting of our Neighborhood Watch group held at my house, and consequently saw the activity for himself.

@Logan Allec I guess I am just looking for a perfect fit instead of just making it fit.

It's called a casualty loss, and those rules got more complicated with the new tax bill, you'll need to speak with a CPA to find out how it'll fit your exact circumstances because generally the casualty loss deduction went away in 2018.

They may have limits on the number of rental properties and often are militant about neighborhood rules.The "little" HOAs don't scare me at all. 

In NYC, cap rates are hyper local and vary from under 2% in high end Manhattan neighborhoods, to about 5.5% in parts of the boroughs.

Looking for advice.In my neighborhood a condo going into auction on auction.com.

We are getting the 120k in additional equity is based on 30 day comps in our neighborhood.

The triplex was recently renovated and fitted to meet the needs of this type of property. 

The property is listed for $275,000 and is in a decent neighborhood with low to moderate crime.