It would at worst be a waste of time, but I doubt you'd turn them off with truthful but peripheral info.

I do appreciate your sharing your lessons from the ordeal so at least something positive and useful, no matter how small or peripheral, was able to come from it.  

If flying over is not an option for you,, I think you have no choice but to wait the 6 months out and get yourself ready with all the peripherals - solidify your plan of action and market,  reach out to potential partners and suppliers, research financing options, insurance, management etc etc- so when you do finally get there- you can hit the ground running.The other option that I am now  getting more involved in slowly - is online  crowdfunding - A lot less hands on- but far more doable long distance.All the best

It may be peripheral to them.

I'm looking to begin investing in buy-and-hold properties in peripheral NYC markets: Brooklyn, Queens, New Jersey, Upper Manhattan. 

Could be that THEY have sewage issues that originated peripherally (above ground) and they are merely complaining about their problem specific to their lot.

Those are solid picks.In this market, potentially looking at the peripheral markets that haven't appreciated as much but still are in proximity to the main market areas are worth taking a look at.

These typically spark other peripheral inquiries that tend to help better inform how we structure the deal. 

I’m not familiar with the Bay Area’s peripheral towns, however look into the Central Valley. 

I wrote this because we humans can't trust anything the experts and I just have to tell you why I had sciatica pain and peripheral neuropathy problems (problems with nerves that cause pain and can last forever.All my problems started 4 weeks after my 2nd Moderna shot and I don't want to tell the long story about how all this went down and I don't want to write about how not one doctor I discussed this wants to talk about this because if doctors listen to me they have to fill out forms, file forms, answer an investigation by the CDC and that takes a lot of a person's time.Just like trying to fins a broker who will work his butt of for your best interest, my recent medical problems seriously woke me up in regards to how our medical system works.