There’s a lot to go through on this site if you have any tips or forums that you find to be really helpful let me know. 

If you are worried about it I would find a duplex or triplex/quad that already has one side rented and the other is month to month and use the income from the one rented to help you qualify.  

I find that automation often adds more complexity and time to a given situation rather than helping you save time.

Getting that first property is exciting—and yeah, NYC is no joke when it comes to price of entry.Honestly, a lot of people I’ve talked to in your shoes end up finding better opportunities just outside the city.

I've had business and conducted hundreds of sales transactions and find it very underhanded.

I actually went to a REI meetup yesterday, and I was able to find a lender to help me out.

How did you find your handyman?  

Quote from @John Lasher: I am still helping investors flip, find deals, and get them on the market..

My recommendation to serious real estate investors is buy an opportunity in any segment, do the math (it's all about the ROI; some investors fall for the 'commercial' is more prestigious chest thump to find that losing money isn't very prestigious at all), and plan on proactively running a business. 

Its more transactional than a traditional sale so you want to find out who the decision maker is and negotiate with them.