I'm a real estate investor in other parts of the country but not NY due to the extremely high buy in price.

Most companies marketing with the word outsource some of the pieces you described above - in particular, the management on the back end. 

Including a bank that offer high yield accounts of sorts. 

A partner and I began searching, and after coming up empty for 6 months, we were sent this deal by a close friend and ended up closing a month later.

Highly recommend starting close to you so you can get eyes on the property if you do decide to purchase a true rental. 

I agree that the full 25% deposits were high for new build rather than EMD.

Miami FL mostly for this strategy since rents are so high and land is so high we have 2 infill I'd love to know if you've done this 

The only exception I use is when the property is a high-end unit.Informative title makes your property look like a cheap business but it is still way better than common titles like cute, adorable, cozy.If you are charging over 1k per night, I think it is better to give more high-end title like Stay with 30,000 trees, tingle your inner artist with lake front retreatJust my opinion :)

For example: We provide tax preparation and advisory services to people who invest in commercial (including multifamily) real estate, and high w2 earners investing in short-term rentals.

Is the agent bring you the end-buyer?