I would see if you have any friends who are in a similar situation and try to shadow when the Contractor is around to get bids to get estimates.

Alongside this we learned what makes a property ideal for buyers, and explored multiple loan options as well as their individual pros and cons.

Need some advise regarding which buildings are SRT friendly and where I can find a good broker to work with me.

I am not a real estate investor by any means, but was referred to Bigger Pockets by a friend of mine due to an interesting real estate opportunity I may have in front of me.  

Hey Everyone, my friend owns a single family in Philadelphia that he was renting out to some family members with no problems. 

Just not friendly, will bad mouth and would not allow to enter the house.  

This is all on top of being good at buying and selling real estate.Hope that helps.PS: If you do not have extensive experience in real estate, I would not advise anyone to go into starting a syndication or fund today unless you have friends with deep pockets.Why?

HUGE time saver.Individual property accounting - keep track of how profitable (or not) each individual property (or unit) is.App for tenants - so they can look at their balance, make payments, report maintenance issues.Rental applications and tenant screening - Accept online rental applications and then run credit, criminal, eviction checks on them easily.Market your vacancies - getting a vacant unit filled with a good tenant as quick as possible is critical, and good software will help you market those vacancies. 

Last part- Start networking with local investors and/or investor friendly agents near Newark who may have answers to the questions above.The only way to reduce risk is to educate yourself. 

My son’s friend lives in Palenville and his parents were telling me how difficult it was for a dollar store to get permission to build there.