If that is the case, then an FHA 203K or Fannie Mae Homestyle Renovation loan will not work for you as you must have a licensed, bonded, approved contractor do the work and your not supposed to be allowed to cut a deal with the for you to do the work. 

Are goods supposed to be more secure without a human (the driver) in the truck or isn't the cargo more exposed to being attacked?

He checked out the place and everything was secure except the broken window.So while the bad guys did not trigger the alarm (unless they had been there just moments before I arrived), the system did pick up on my arm motion, and did exactly what it was supposed to do.I would thus far recommend the system.  

Letting my tenants pay them down for me...likethey are supposed to do.

After wrapping up what was initially supposed to be a 50/50 split of the profits, he also wanted to get compensation for his hourly rate plus a markup on whatever the subcontractors did - none of which was ever discussed until it was time to pay ourselves.VERY uncomfortable.

he is supposed to get me a hard number later this week and will be contacting a few other insurance companies for quotesI didn't put a property management fee in because I will be self managing this property

My favorite quote when I start getting lost in information overload comes from Charlie Munger:  "It's not supposed to be easy.

@Samantha Klein - You did what you were supposed to do. 

I suppose the home inspector may be able to provide most of this information except for appliances?

I suspect with your budget that it may be very difficult (though maybe not impossible) to find a building in Astoria or Long Island City.I'm not as well versed in Brooklyn but to Marcy's point, the L train is supposed to be shutting down in Manhattan for repairs for 18 months starting in (I believe) 2019.