Inventory does not come to market frequently so I would expand your search to towns along the Raritan Valley train line, as well as the Morris-Essex line.

@Giovanni Cardenas, As surely as multiple organs are all working simultaneously...you have to ride those horses simultaneously....never stop finding funding, never stop finding buyers, never stop marketing, never stop diligently seeking deals...unless you chose to retire or have trained someone to do it on your behalf...or both.

The hope is that this ends up being the training wheels I need to be more proactive with investing.

He booked one of our vacation rentals for 10 weeks for spring training.

Ask questions and keep your eyes and ears open.This will also expose you to potential partners and resources, that can mentor and train you.

Don't do it right there's no fixing it post lease up.Joe McCall and Joe Crump both teach lease option, wholesale lease option, both are great guys and reasonably priced LO training. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

I am still in search of an NYC broker that can train me on how to properly conduct real estate, that won't scam me.

To start out buy the DIY training from reasources.  

I’m a new investor myself and have been thinking about going through the training just to further my education level after I get a few deals under my belt.