It's the game lenders play, due to lending limits.That's the reason people are recommending small, local lenders. 

My lawyer told me it can easily take a year to evict a tenant in NYC and possibly longer if they play the system or have kids.

This would have been a classic tic play, but almost certain to require the ellis act due to tenants.

I'll see how the week plays out.

Apparently I have 1-2 bad influences that are playing loud music and drinking in front of their doors/parking lot.

I think a better play is t find ways to make a little money renting appliances that use Wi-Fi.

Here's a question you can role-play your answer for before you get there . .  . how much are you going to pay me for it?

They also said that I don't need to work with a real estate investment savvy attorney because they are fully capable of playing that role.

I think this is a long term +EV play.

Now, if you look at California...or some other states with very heavy and sometimes usless regs things might be different.I think the question of "owning" is where the problem comes in play, especially in Fla and a few other states.