. $7-$10M deal, you take a deal sponsor fee and you're making ~$100k with 2-3 months of work.

It is sponsored and hosted by @James Marszalek. 

If not find a broker to sponsor you.

Is anyone else familiar with them or other low-load sponsors?

The better areas have higher rents per sq ft so the properties are generally in the multiples of millions and up.Now you might could invest in shares of a sponsored much larger higher quality deal.Example with 200,000 you just can't find anything at 1 million worth high quality.

I like a service sponsored by TransUnion called MySmartMove.com for a few reasons.

As the deal sponsor to supply you with the information.  

I have done some renovations studied architecture know my way around NYC DOB etc worked a first career in tech and finance but so far no luck in this endeavor - I thought I would have an edge after I had to work with ...

I know I will need a sponsoring broker so I wanted to start that process of finding one that best fits me now to get a sense of what the cost will be coming in.  

@Mac Usher  if the deal can be financed, the sponsor usually arranges it and its part of the capital stack.