What do you think the best possible experience an investor can have that reduces the "sifting through sooo much information" problem, quickly plugs them into a model such as one you've built and ultimately produces a transaction? 

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

That's more or less how I started but ultimately, the biggest thing was taking action and actually doing a deal. 

Please note, none of us have any idea what is going to happen but every investor should look at certain scenarios to see how that would impact their portfolio. easy, every smart guy moving from equity investment to debt investment like that's what happened these days but it's dangerous too when everyone is chasing "Chris investment model" LOLwith today's interest, only Nvidia and some tech can survive, Chris, most business in America is started dying anyway....

Ultimately, trust your instincts and do what feels right for you and your property.

-Ultimately, I can't stress this enough, do not "small time" yourself. 

More buyers will come into the market, which will end up bailing out those who are close to foreclosure, but just need to survive till their properties purchased.  

It was pretty hard to find properties where the numbers and landlord laws made sense which is what ultimately led me to investing in Columbus, OH.

As a fellow New Yorker myself I can tell you that prices will not make house-hacking easy or even worth the time and money your going to burn through.I highly recommend attending various networking events and deciding what kind of investing you want to ultimately do (I'm assuming this house hack method was designed to help you achieve something long term).