They'll tend to have more organization, block-clubs and government influence when it comes to services/police presence/being heard when change is needed. 2) DOM is a good indicator of the seller's motivation/willingness to sell low IF the home has been on-market for a long time.

Clearly you need a party that has some operation presence in the market place where the properties are located.

I am a new investor myself and have only been to one meeting so far a few months back, but I know they have a presence there.

The presence of an attorney, I suppose, would give some confidence of the legitimacy of the instrument.

I may be able to add value as it relates to your business’s online presence (SEO). 

I also require 4x rent, since the over-the-top "tenant protection" laws in NYS took away many other mitigating factors for tenant screening (we cannot collect more then 1 month's deposit, cannot screen for eviction history, etc.).4x rent, and higher rent for those in dangerous territory.

Based on the numbers you stated, you may be in “short sale” territory, but you need to know all of the numbers to find out.

Intermittent Occupancy The veteran need not maintain a physical presence at the property on a daily basis.

My goal as an agent is to build long term relationships with brokers , investors , lenders , vendors , etc in order to build a multi family portfolio and grow my presence as an agent.

Based on the numbers you stated, you may be in “short sale” territory, but you need to know all of the numbers to find out.