And now that you're here we'd love to see you be an active member of the BP community so be sure to set up Keywords Alerts for your local area such as "York" or "Weigelstown" if you're looking to find potential opportunities for investing, education in a subject, or other members in your area.

The fact that I'm located in the New York metro area necessitates out of state, and my hours dictate turnkey.

If the power has been off for a period of time, check with your local electric company or code office and see if they will require an inspection before they will restore power.  

If you have your mind set on buying properties in Arizona, then be glad that it is a landlord friendly state, unlike New York.  

In some parts of New York state, up to 18 months.

Your price range isn't too crazy for your first deal seeing that you're in New York.

I'm mainly interested in Upstate New York or Northern New Jersey area.

@Josh Nix this was an estate sale so it feels good that we can sort of restore the glamour of the house when it was first purchased by the original owner.

We both work full time in the IT industry; he is a VP of Operations for a small managed services firm and I work as a Business Analyst in the Business Intelligence industry for a small virtual company out of New York.

We do water restoration, mold remediation, demolition, carpet cleans, etc.