@Curtis BedfordI would put your time and devotion into 1) Finding the area you want to invest in(narrow it down by zip code or neighborhood)2) Connect with agents / realtors3) Connect with experience investors in the area to provide you tips on the area4) Property management company / contractorAfter the above are done, then I would focus on the back-end professionals such as accountants, attorneys, LLC's, etcBest of luck

When it comes to self-managing residential rentals, the people who do best at this seem to fall into some surprisingly narrow categories: administrators, counselors, law enforcement officials, real estate brokers, court officials, teachers, office managers, construction/tradesman leads...you'd be surprised how often you get those answers every time you ask someone who has successfully stayed in the game for longer than ten years what they do or did before starting in rental properties.

When you input your info/data – after you generate the report you must narrow your search down by finding those similar in size to the subject property.

I suggest reaching out to a lender, get your pre-approval, then you can narrow your search. 

First thing you should do is narrow down your search to specific areas since NYC is large.

You can't just sell your relinquished properties, then spend 45 days narrowing down your list, and then start trying to close on them within the remaining 135 days (they'd all be gone by then anyway). 

However, looking up each property on the tax assessor's and the tax collector's sites, contacting Code for violations or improvements and seeing the Path of Progress, plus doing basic analysis, showed me that I could narrow down the properties to Good, Better and Best leads.

Houston didn't pick up until late but did join the band wagon of bidding wars and high asking prices.

I am an electrician, self employed one man band.

Basic or similar comment as @Jay HinrichsMight be off topic still, but need to narrow down the investment category to determine metrics.