He is also in the service, is an investor and also an investor focused agent in your area.

There is so much free content out there that can teach you about guest services, software, vendor management, and so on. 

We have the full gambit from 1) finding and buying the right property in the right locations to 2) professional execution of the design to 3) discounted property management services.  

Anyone have a direct mail or postcard service they recommend for such a scenario?

First all, thank you for your service and kudos for making that sacrifice to househack it's definitely paid off!  

The income doesn't really cover expenses plus debt service. 

I had lots of leads but none were serious buyers or the leads were from people wanting to sell me other services. 

are there services in NY that provide this info.. 

Also, real builders/experienced developers will often have a true technician, i.e. a civil engineer, architect, real estate attorney et al at least glance at the property info to make sure there are no major red flags.

-OOS investors rely on service providers like agents and PMs and think they're guaranteed an outcome instead of just paying a fee for a service.