Contractors, unless you have a working relationship with them, normally do not want you bouncing ideas off them.Understand what their hourly rate is, have a discussion with them that you are okay with paying them an hourly rate if they walk the property with you and provide you a scope of work along with an explanation of what you can/can't get away with in regards to improvements.ask them if you go with them, if they can credit you the amount that you paid.Once you develop a working relationship with a few contractors, you can bounce ideas off them and expect quality responses.I do not invest in New York.Best of luck. 

Do the math and you'll see it doesn't make sense.The best way to invest: increase earnings, reduce expenses, and save.

List your property on corporate rental sites like Blueground, Zeus Living, and Furnished Finder to attract high-income tenants. 

That's including high Baltimore property taxes, expenses, mortgage, etc. 

New full size high end stainless appliances that include a mounted microwave and dishwasher as well as new fixtures.

Hi Charles, as Matthew as pointed out above, the deal will be priced aggressively due to the high rehab component.

Highly recommend them both if in the Inland Empire of California.

My partner and I found that cashflow is the strategy that we are currently looking to acquire and Honolulu, HI has a very high occupancy rate.

I charge a scaled pet fee based on the size of the dog with a premium for high risk dogs.

The rental market demand is still extremely high and there are a lot of value add opportunities, you just have to be willing to put in the work.