If the plumbing/electrical etc.

How is NY so different that the tried and true valuation methods don't work there???

Practically speaking, that means that any safety issues (unsound structural items, unsafe wiring, etc.) and "broken" systems of the house (plumbing, heating, insulation, etc.) will need to be fixed.

I share the properties between the providers and can gauge their performance and price.The responses are great and they cover items within the infrastructure such as AC/heater,electrical, plumbing, garage door etc.If there is anything uncovered that needs to be fixed, my broker connects me with local handy men or professionals to take care of those issues.One of the providers, https://www.ahs.com/ charges $75 per call. 

It needs quite a bit of painting done on the inside as well as some plumbing work, a new counter top in the kitchen.

Any other suggestions or methods i could use to get my first SFH investment property for a Buy and hold?

I haven't seen anywhere that discusses this method. 

The other issue is ROI - you'll need quite a bit of plumbing; if you have a lot of galvanzied pipes in poor condition and low pressure you may want to consider pex anyway, at that point you could seperate the systems out.

Hi @Ray Danishyar this method sounds great.

Learned how to schedule and manage subcontractors as i was doing about 75% of the work on this property myself and subbing out trades (plumbing, electric, drywall, HVAC).