@Jeffrey RadcliffeNow that you've expressed interest, you may start getting contacted on BP by people doing these deals.

I'm using RealEstate Express, it's pretty dry to be honest.

Find the current owners and write them a hand written letter expressing your interest to purchase the home in as is condition with a fast closing.

Lack of success (failure as defined by Merriam-Webster) in different degrees and expressions is an essential aspect to the journey of success.

Please express your interest and availability.

If it’s in one of our outof state houses, we reach out and express the same sentiments.

I tried using the Express pay but when my client had insufficient funds it rejected the payment (and rightly so) but still charged me the express pay fee. 

Ever hear the expression, "you get what you pay for"? 

You have to be very disciplined (and you may be, sounds like you are) for this to pay off for the average person.         5) Ultimately, you seem to be expressing concern over cashflow due to vacancies, however with cash in hand, you can overcome those, I'm assuming, with your W2 income, margin options and other assets as you have described. 

Stamford express train is 52 minutes by itself to Grand Central...so factor in time to the station and time from GCS to where ever you need to go would probably be 1 hour 20 minutes.