Don't invest in a market if you can't find a quality PM!

Excellent info!

I've talked to a few plumbers and even a plumbing engineer about it and they all are a little stumped.That is an excellent suggestion about something to dissolve 1-2x a year!!

Contractors, unless you have a working relationship with them, normally do not want you bouncing ideas off them.Understand what their hourly rate is, have a discussion with them that you are okay with paying them an hourly rate if they walk the property with you and provide you a scope of work along with an explanation of what you can/can't get away with in regards to improvements.ask them if you go with them, if they can credit you the amount that you paid.Once you develop a working relationship with a few contractors, you can bounce ideas off them and expect quality responses.I do not invest in New York.Best of luck. 

It's acceptable as an area though the flips I saw weren't great quality.  

It depends on your financial strength, the quality of the property, how many properties you own, etc.I like to start with one significant expense and three months of vacancy.

Class A properties are going to cost you more, have lower cash flow, yet be more attractive to a higher quality tenant base.

@Jarret Jarvis, thank you for the excellent suggestions!

You'll get differing amounts and qualities of leads depending on the type of marketing, but also depending on who you're marketing to and where.

I want to try and offset as much cost as possible without compromising quality so I’m looking for a GC mentor who could help me eat, breathe, sleep and wake GC lol.