At least a contractor, and property manager if you're using one, the lender is also very importantIf using hard money be very careful, and I recommend finding a traditional lender to refinance you out of the property in the future and make sure they are on board with what you are doing before you make an offer.

In NYC, most landlords require tenants to have annual earnings 40x the monthly rent, and they require guarantors to have annual income of 80x the monthly rent, because the assumption is they have their own housing costs in addition to the ones they are guaranteeing.Finally, look at doing deals in the future in areas that have a different tenant base. 

Hopefully no moves for the foreseeable future!  

The future of both properties is not sealed right now. may sell, may hold long term. 

Thank you, any advice I'll highly appreciate it because I'm honestly nervous and scared about my future here.

I would get rid of him immediately to make things much simpler in the future.

We have a very active realtor and are also looking for a future investment parter(s) as well.

Excel Very easy to use and has been around for 20+ years so I don't have to worry about changing in the future. 

@William RobowskiWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

I know one of them looks like it needs a whole redo i mean you can see through the house, but it's in a great area that could really grow value wise in the future and the other seems more do-able to fix i guess i would have to take a look at them to see what they really look like in person