That's the tacit agreement with every jeonse contract and the sole liability (realistically) that an investor like us faces.

Im looking for advise on how you experienced investor started out with your 1st property and how realistic can you scale this business in REI.

New Haven County has Metro North trains, though realistically most people from NH County are not commuting into NYC for work - though the train service is certainly a meaningful value-add for many prospective tenants.  

It is great seeingg that you have realistic goals.

Does this sound like a realistic and more importantly logical plan, or I do sound as ignorant as I feel?

What would be a realistic example of such a finders fee?

If I have to pay to have a mentor, then I would say that making reasonable and affordable payments would be realistic.

I don't think I can realistically offer to buy the house from the seller outright since I don’t have the down payment money that a bank would require for a full loan.

If / when we get a favorable response on our recent offer, I'll update with more realistic numbers for review, but they're more like $345k gross income, $94k expenses, and $184k debt service.

I would get a deal ready for a private investor to review with you (I mean your family or extended family), tell them you are willing to put in all of your investment money into the deal and show them realistic expectations for them to also make money by funding the rest of your deal.