Just a heads up.

January tends to pick up, so if you can get ahead with marketing and photos, you’ll be in better shape.When you start screening tenants, pay close attention to any prior rental-related debts, open collections, or bankruptcies...those are some of the biggest red flags you can catch early.For leasing, get your listing on as many platforms as possible (not just Zillow), and respond fast to every inquiry.

You’re already ahead by owning and renting out two properties.

However, a caveat is that we will accrue these losses across the entire year; they don't exist yet.My understanding is that IRS safe harbor laws could allow us to simply pay 110% of 2025 taxes (or 90% of 2026 taxes, however this will be hard to predict ahead of time).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you can go thorough the classes, take the tests, become an agent under a broker for a short while, then leave the brokerage, put your license in suspension, and go on with life (you can wholesale or don't wholesale)Or, you can pass the test and straight away put your license in suspension, and go on with life (you can wholesale or don't wholesale)Is what you meant, is that you can't be an active agent in good standing, without being under a broker, unless you're a broker?

Doing proper research — looking at the chain of title and checking the NY court system — gives you an edge most first-time buyers don’t have.I actually maintain a Brooklyn Pre-Foreclosure dataset (updated Oct 2025) that pulls verified filings straight from the New York State Unified Court System, showing dates of default, mortgage balances, and more.

At your age I would say go ahead and try it out. 

It's great that you're an alum, you've got a head start on understanding the market and a tenant's perspective.I've been a student housing specialist in Binghamton for almost ten years and have seen a lot of changes over that time.

Also, and I am guilty of this, don’t tell them ahead of time what the other service company said because then it’s sort of like leading the witness and it encourages them to come up with the same diagnosis.

Should I involve an attorney ahead of time to check for liens, back taxes, or other encumbrances that might transfer with the property?