Also, be advised that "referral fees" are not advised, especially if a licensed agent is the one paying it to someone else. 

I am not from the area so I cannot give you specific advise but here is the usual problems for newbies and some questions to ask yourself:1) Where are you getting your leads from?

I recently set up my LLC online through LegalZoom so for the first time, i will now have to file taxes for this LLC, wondering if you have any recommendations on tax people in NYC who are REI freindly, who could do both my personal and LLC taxes.Appreciate any advise/recommendations.

@Kyle GallowayI don’t think I would get any renters in my market if I did not include a fridge and oven I’m loathed to include a dishwasher but I’ve been advised in my high end market, I need those extras to attract busy tenants with families.

Any advise that will get me off to the right start?

A great lender will take the time to let you pick their brain and advise you on things you can do to work towards getting a loan in 6 months or a year.

Spoke with my tax adviser.

can anyone lease advise. 

I'm not knowledgable enough to weigh in on the particulars of how it would work, if it could happen, or how to best survive it, but Neal Bawa has advised all RE investors to get familiar with the concept.

She was the one who motivated me to start investing in real estate but she doesn’t seem to be interested to advise me anymore.