I’d suggest reaching out to some local agents in the area.

There may some merits to investing upstate/western NY, but I would suggest doing some serious homework into eviction timelines, annual rent % increases, etc. 

Flagstar may exercise the "due on sale" clause if the name(s) of the buyer are not the same name(s) as the members identified as the owners of the LLC.

•Consider testing the rental market by listing it 60 days before you plan to move.I’d suggest pulling rental comps on Rentometer, Zillow, and MLS (if available) to get a clearer picture of demand.

There’s a lot of great suggestions in this post.

My coach suggested (and I implemented) a "must do tracker"....it's a color coded spreadsheet (I like to print multiple copies and keep them on a clipboard to stay in my sight/top of mind). 

In many market this can get you class b unit and OOS I would not suggest going below class B. 

Any suggestions?   

I would look over the property management agreement and see if there's any language that suggests the PM agreed to provide the invoices.

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