I'll be following this.

I’ll have to get some estimates and the look into the insurance on the property and what the cost would be @Syed H. that’s helpful and I’d rather over estimate now to be safeAny ideas what would be a good purchase price for this to be a good deal?

If you want a local resource, send me a PM and I'll connect you with a great agent we've referred a couple folks to out in Astoria.

I'll be in need of a good contractor very soon.

I'll try to go easy on you, but sometimes tough love is the right approach.Even if you didn't say it, I can tell by your post that you've been doing "research" for a long time. 

Next time I’m looking at homes I’ll have 20 percent down and a lot of extra cash on hand.

If anyone else is interested, comment below and I'll send over the details. 

If it passes the in person test, then offer, then inspection, then re talk numbers, then I'll fly out there and talk to the tenants. 

If I could what other investors are looking for and successfully help by generating leads, when I'm ready to begin investing I'll know exactly what I'm looking for to increase my odds of success.

She could, but her actual response was “I only have one year left of grad school, I’ll make it work” which means “I’ll spend more time away as to not cause an issue with the landlord” so I suppose the landlord wins!