Second, get your phone record removed from sites like Whitepages, Been Verified, and the like.  

Like all tenant screening tools or services, it gives us all the standard stuff like full credit reports, criminal background checks, eviction history. 

Have a criteria, follow your gut, and you will likely do fine.

I am still trying to figure out my buy box, but long term rentals feels like the right strategy for us.   

Instead of jumping into an expensive Long Island market with negative cash flow, consider investing in a Texas market like San Antonio, Houston, or DFW suburbs—these areas offer strong rental demand, lower property taxes than NY, and better cash flow potential.

I have a template that I use that includes projected income and projected expenses and I run the calculation myself, but if you like ones that do it all for you in addition to what has been mentioned above AirDNA has one as well.

Yep sounds like you got it. 

There are some great neighborhoods here that balance cash flow and appreciation, like Fountain Square and Bates-Hendricks, and parts of Irvington.

I would like one too@Michael A Pansolini

This deal was referred to me by a good friend, which means having a great network of like minded people is extremely important.