Ideally, those who are more experienced, smarter, wiser, and talented than us.I'm looking to gain more resources / people to rely on: -For new ideas / help / troubleshooting / brainstorming-To help us better our systems & operations -To ask for / offer guidance when needed-To share contacts, vendors, suppliers with-To collaborate with potentially To that end, do you have any recommendations for networking events, organizations or groups I may research / join, and anything else I can do to expand my network in this arena? 

The owner has a say, but ideally they will trust the contractor with decisions.

Manhattan in general though, is not a great cashflow market so like he said, its more ideal for buy-and-holds to see some appreciation in your investments over the long run.

Granted this monthly number will likely be lower than his current rental income BUT the possibility is there to control the down payment and the interest rate, ideally netting him more through the life of the loan.

SEO is the better way to go because it takes a lot of learning and work in the beginning ( heck and the middle and the end) but once set up,just sit back relax and watch the leads come in for free.So the ideal strategy is, do PPC, or DMM right now to get deals... right NOW.. and then while you o that work on your website.

So, this means, eliminating all distractions when working, but finding time (ideally one day a week) when you really unplug. 

I'll let you know who we ended up with, but it wasn't ideal.  

Ideally, they should own the property first (not have it as a listing on the MLS) they should renovate it all in-house, please a tenant, and then continue to stay on as the property manager (also in-house) after the purchase.

Accounting for vacancy, repairs, HOA fees, taxes, insurance, and non-ideal financing, these look like they typically have $100/month positive cash-flow.

If you are always driving for work, will listen to what someone is looking for, and have been doing the research, you are in an ideal spot to birddog and learn and will be useful to someone who doesn't mail.