A bridge loan might be your best option here.

You will then have a few options with that rent money....you can put it into principal or you can start saving it to purchase yet another property.

If a seller is offering $10k in assistance but the PP is only $189k on conventional a loan with only 3% contribution allowed, what are all the options for the for any of the left over contributions after. paying closings costs ?

I am not sure of the laws for NYC, but that may not even be a legal option depending on their restrictions. 

You want to go to meetups, meet people, and fall into a mentor by adding deal options, sweat equity, or some other skillset to help them.

An option could be doing some research to ball park what these estimates would come in at and remove that amount from your offer. 

I will be putting anywhere from 3.5%-5% down on the property so with that in mind, would y'all recommend starting with a Multi Family and reduce my living expense or with the SFH and not cash flow until year 2 when I am out of the property? 

If in your position, I woulf sit down with a GOOD loan officer and talk options that align with my goals and see how we can make it happen.

Las Vegas is turning into a multi-business city finally. 

I am located close to Tulsa and just getting started and need to find a good multi family real estate lawyer anyone have any recommendations?