The rent-to-one option would be ideal for me, since I don't have the cash for a down payment at the moment.

We could do a 20 min meetup every week(ideal) or monthly.

This led to a building boom, of super high-dollar houses (limited builders and contractors), many of those in not very-ideal locations, cheaply built, sold to the highest bidder, @ 3.5% APR.  

Ideally, I would have liked to set up a LLC, but that doesn't seem reasonable when considering the fee associated with it.

Ideally you don't have a super structured day & can take a few minutes here & there to respond. 

Ideally, those who are more experienced, smarter, wiser, and talented than us.I'm looking to gain more resources / people to rely on: -For new ideas / help / troubleshooting / brainstorming-To help us better our systems & operations -To ask for / offer guidance when needed-To share contacts, vendors, suppliers with-To collaborate with potentially To that end, do you have any recommendations for networking events, organizations or groups I may research / join, and anything else I can do to expand my network in this arena? 

The owner has a say, but ideally they will trust the contractor with decisions.

Manhattan in general though, is not a great cashflow market so like he said, its more ideal for buy-and-holds to see some appreciation in your investments over the long run.

Granted this monthly number will likely be lower than his current rental income BUT the possibility is there to control the down payment and the interest rate, ideally netting him more through the life of the loan.

SEO is the better way to go because it takes a lot of learning and work in the beginning ( heck and the middle and the end) but once set up,just sit back relax and watch the leads come in for free.So the ideal strategy is, do PPC, or DMM right now to get deals... right NOW.. and then while you o that work on your website.