Given that I am still green overall, I have zero experience with multi-families and wanted to get some feedback on my options re: utilities (e.g.

Brownstones in Red Hook, Bedstuy and Fort Greene (the former locations of very run down project buildings) are all now unaffordable to the average Joe. 

Pushing too far west might reduce attendance as you get closer to more rural areas.I definitely recommend a location with a bar, because networking and cocktails have been paired successfully since the dawn of business itself.

Read David Greene's book, "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" to get a good grip on how to make this work.

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This is a topic I would love to learn more about (I am currently reading David Greene's book on BRRRR.).Let me know if you are interested to connect. 

I will also redo the whole kitchen and remove the attached island for a floating island with bar stools that hid underneath.

My wife did the design and her former company Green Remodeling did the construction.

Being green in the REI world I still have a tentative plan which is to begin wholesaling and after a year of success begin to rehab and eventually become a renter!

I've been reading David Greene's BRRRR book and have sort of accidentally been using elements of this method for years but have a new scenario with lots of moving parts and thought I would throw the variables out there and see if I could get some help from those of you who know much more than I!