I have considered partnering with a developer, and have a few contacts I need to follow up on, but overall I feel fairly capable. 

Hello Derick, If you have not already done this, I suggest the Build Your Investing Team> menu/link at the top left of the page on Bigger Pockets and go through the process of building a team.

Someone is going to be very unhappy if they have a tub filled with sewage.

I would truly appreciate another option if you have one or a local agent referral as you mentioned.Please have someone reach out to me via email or phoneQuote from @Aaron Letzeiser: Quote from @Dean Valadez: I reached out to Obie for a quote and this is the response I received via email:"We’ve heard back from all our markets and unfortunately, we do not have a market available for your property at this time. 

@Greg Scott thanks for the mention:)@Usman Khan welcome to the "fun" of S8, where you can rarely get ahold of anyone at a Housing Commission office:( THey are all overworked and underpaid.Reference this for your S8 training and maintenance:https://dhcmi.org/sites/default/files/upload/LandlordGuideBo...

There are likely some that have a lot of investors.

I have a friend that takes sec 8 tenants.

But at the same time, this market just keeps climbing, and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon.Suffolk is definitely more affordable than Nassau, but even out there, prices are getting ridiculous.

My tenant is also nonresponsive to all communications so they may not even show up at this point.

If you pay more, you won't meet your metrics and will probably have negative cashflow and/or equity.You may have to make 10, 20 or even 100 offers to get one accepted at the price that meets your numbers.This is what all investors did BEFORE the Great Real Estate Crash of 2008-2010.