I think the best thing to do would be to talk to as many people as possible who rent to Section 8 in your market, because I think a lot of it comes down to the market and your own personal preferences. 

There's  nothing wrong with investing in syndications if you are writing smaller checks but perhaps invest with the syndicator who is chasing your checks because you are the only option, not the preferred option.

One particular lender and when I say Lender, I’m talking about the individual loan officer that we have worked with in the past had a number of his Lending policies changed so we had to start using someone else when he did not have a product that fit .I realize that a number of the replies have come from lenders themselves so they’re looking for faithful customers.

Also, in a mainstream asset class like value-added multifamily, I see no reason to take a risk on a sponsor that doesn't have full real estate cycle experience or that lost anything more than a small amount of money (and prefer no money lost).

We have a few custom builders who put out maybe 10-20 a year, mostly high end

If the product/contract/service I offer is not suitable to you then I don't want you to be my customer.

Definitely prefer cash flow options, but im open to the other concept.

NY Market is very competitive, so getting a good deal might be worth the investment of being flexible with your preferences or any upgrades needed on the property; cheap houses are houses that need work or problems that need to be fixed. 

Some Fed governors preferred the 0.25% drop versus 0.5%. 

Totally doable if that sounds like something you're willing to do.If you were looking to go that route, I'd recommend getting a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software to keep track of leads and follow-ups.