I looked into Keystone CPA, which seems to be active on BP, but I haven’t been able to get a return call from them and also, it seems they are pricey.

BP seems to have a very active and engaging community.

Brokers will never send their 'fresh' stuff to someone unless they know they're an active buyer in that market. 

@Stefanos Axios I haven't been in the market for nearly as long as @Anthony Thompson or @Frank Patalano but we have been very active the last three years and from all the historical and current data we've seen, it's not a good time to get in unless you've somehow stumbled onto a screaming deal. 

I think there's pros and cons to both, but to be clear in other scenario I want to lead or be actively involved in finding and managing the deal so I can begin to build up that muscle.

As sch C income is "active" trade or business income and falls into a separate bucket, you would not generally be able to offset sch C income with your Sch E losses.The passive actively loss rules generally do not apply to real estate professionals.

FYI, Bushwick, Brooklyn NY is a very active rental market with increasing diversity of population ethnically and socioeconomically

You have Repairs listed at 20% so if you are essentially saying vacancy and repairs are 10% each that is fine.If you're getting $1,300/mo on a place you're paying $50,000 for that is good......UNLESS it's in a D or F Neighborhood, in which case the cashflow can look great, but in reality be horrible because of constant tenant turnover and unreliable tenant activities. 

Here is an article a wrote a while back on self-promoting during the off season as well just for your review:   https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10042/66327-5-...Best of luck and feel free to reach out directly with any questions I might be able to answer for you. 

@Mathew Wray is very active on BP and always provides sound advice and quick responses!