The property is in Southern Maine 30 minutes from Portland.I also called ServPro and they immediately sent someone out but he said he couldn't get me an estimate until Monday. 

There is no chance that someone who is stuck in their ways is going to completely change their tune about smoking in the unit no matter what they signed in a lease.I am not sure how things are in Maine, but here in Connecticut it is very hard to evict someone for something other than non-payment of rent.

Minutes from bus routes that connects to the train which connects to major parts of the city.Ideal Location - located in a mature neighborhood surrounded by several desirable schools.Near local amenities such as a shopping malls and leisure centers.Home setup is desirable - top level and potential legal basement for dual incomeHome is in rough shape and can add value to it (BRRRR method) which is what I want.Alley and Garage parking.Cons - Located on two main roadsThere is street parking in front of the home (2 lanes of traffic both ways). 

I've met some commercial brokers that mainly operate on a more 9-5 schedule because they just don't need to work weekends or after hours.

I work as an IT consultant, and I'm looking to get into real estate as my main source of income.

Either on the weekends when it is busy or on the weekdays when the main person has days off or both. 

Main takeaways are: 1) it is not that simple as moving back into the property.

There is a big shortage of affordable single houses in this current market and more and more millennials are turning renting (due to low wages and mainly because they saw their parents suffer the 2007 crash which hit FL specially hard)If you have a rental property you'll always have occupied, plus, using the FHA loan bears less risk and maybe no work assessment.

I am currently using Redfin and realtor.com as my main resource but am struggling, mainly because I don’t see any comps on those sites.

As many investors have echoed - NYC is a very expensive marketYou have the following options1) Investing in NYC - require large capital and a good choice if you are banking on appreciation in the future.2) Invest in upstate NY or CT/MA/PA/NJ3) Invest through a turnkey property4) Househack(may be difficult in NYC but doable in parts of NJHave you looked into attending any local real estate events in NYC?