This business is not just a one man band and it will take others for all to succeed.Can you help me find words that could bring people to work with together?

We can help you narrow down your criteria, and ultimately start you own your way to financial freedom. 

If you want to make 150k a year do A, B and C.

"NYC area" is vague and there are plenty of wholesalers here so narrowing your criteria will help you find the right person to feed you deals.Best of luck in your search and feel free to reach out!

Maybe not in the truest sense but it seems like you need to narrow down your criteria a bit.

Look into your local codes for tread depth minimum, you may be to narrow if you take the bullnose off.Just looking at a quick snapshot of your picture there are a couple ways you can achieve a desired result.Using the vinyl: clean the leading edge of the lip up, rip a piece of the planking, using a spray 90 adhere the ripped piece of flooring the the leading edge and then glue the tread planks to the tread.I don't know how the edge will wear but that is one way.You could also do the same thing then finish it with an aluminum nosing, this nosing will assure an edge that will last a long time.They also make a rubber nosing that will do the same thing as the aluminum with a different look.You can easily source any of these on line.

I'm open to A,B, and even C properties (at the right price) but avoiding war zone areas.

You need to narrow down the comp so you don't assume its a great deal. 

If the house is pretty thin on equity and the loss is narrow it is a less clear cut situation.

We have narrowed it down to the state.