It seems like there are a lot of choices out there so I am looking for anything that can help me navigate making a decision. 

I currently use RentRedi (courtesy of BP Pro) to self-manage the tenants.Where We Are NowIt’s been three months since we moved in, and while the renovations have been challenging, I couldn’t be happier with the decision.

However, in their attempt to make it as easy as possible for a buyer to make the purchase decision, they’ve created a convention whereby the buyer has what amounts to a “free look” or option with virtually no obligation or real commitment.  

What did you do other than trust everyone else to make decisions for you?

Unless you have very small apartments or with strange layout, I think you should be shooting for higher rents in this neighborhood which would probably make the decision for you to just go ahead and get the rehabs done before next year's high demand rental season.

And if you take them out for lunch or drinks to discuss their property, you can deduct those meals as business expenses too.If you have children and currently give them allowances, you could also consider employing them through the property management company.

It seems like you are looking for someone to push you and say just do it but its a personal decision at the end of the day.

Operating Agreement: This document should outline each partner’s investment, share of profits/losses, decision-making authority, and exit strategy.

You are too tied to those two decisions, neither which are good in my opinion.

Real estate is very different.Landlord-tenant laws are only one small component of the decision-making and it's just an issue you deal with when for investing in a highly dynamic market like NYC.On the flip side, if I take my market Milwaukee: despite a chronic housing shortage, we don't have a national home builder working here.