Like @James Carlson mentioned, NYC passed a law with fines up to $7,500 for rentals lasting fewer than 30 days. 

Buy and Hold Strategy is what I am focusing on, and consuming content to understand the concepts and numbers for analyzing the deals.

Since I know very little about RE Investing I have been consuming as much information from BP as I can.

I guess I should have introduced myself in the newbie forum but I've been so eagerly busy consuming and soaking all the knowledge this incredible network has to offer!

He also mentions in every email the amount of my purchase price of the home.I then asked him questions about the inconsistencies above as well as provided him with another listing of a similar constructed home, much smaller (1700 sq ft), fewer rooms, with similar upgrades listed at $175,000.  

Thanks to consumer protection laws following the 2008 housing crash, I can't think of a single private/hard money lender I know who will make a loan on an owner-occupied house.It all depends on how much equity there is in the deal.

The owner's ex might convince a judge that she has some equity in the place, which would make an eviction or foreclosure very difficult, time-consuming and expensive. 

If it is primarily 'consumers' buying primary residences, getting the tenant out would probably be your best bet.With that said, you are limited by whatever rental agreement you currently have in place with the existing tenant.

I'm going with tile.If done right it will last forever.Use larger tiles for fewer grout lines. 

. - Have folks out there found that there is increased consumer awareness around efficiency?