Standard conventional financing How did you add value to the deal?

There wasn't much negotiating other than having the seller pay for a few small items discovered during the inspection.

Mortgagees discover the ownership transfer when you change the home insurance.  

Very desirable, but largely already mostly discovered, would be hard to find a deal.Park Slope- Probably the most blue chip neighborhood in Brooklyn, incredibly stable, will most likely continue to appreciate at a modest rate. 

The trick to being a good landlord is exactly what @Jeff Cantrell said, find a price that meets your standards as well as the tenants.

Less than a year is short term by all standard.

The fact that the bullet traveled from front to back also demonstrates it was from the outside.When a mother discovers two bullet holes, doesn't review the camera footage, doesn't call the police, and acts like it's not a big deal, then I would be concerned.

We were able to maneuver the credit to not only cover standard closing costs, but also prepaid for paint and other expenses for the remodel to burn up the full $5k plus additional post-inspection credit.

The toilet wax ring has been leaking a very long time, and we discovered everytime the toilet flushed it partially drained through the floor into the laundry room (yuck!). 

If you put in the location, you may get a response from a property manager who can help you, or just someone in that area that can help.There are BP forums for people to connect based on locality as well, even if there's none for that particular county, you always can start one yourself on BP.Another place to look for a property manager is the National Association of Property Managers, there are designations in this industry (like Residential Management Professional (RMP®) that are supposed to help you know that a property manager adheres to certain standards and has documented qualifications.See https://www.narpm.org/