Being an out-of-area investor in Pottstown, PA

[Erich Snyder]

My wife and I are currently looking a potential deal on a duplex in Pottstown, PA as our first ever investment property. My question pertains to the the borough's requirement for the landlord to be a resident of the borough OR have a "designated responsible agent" that resides in the  borough.  We live about 30 minutes away from Pottstown in near-by Chester County so it is not as though we are out-of-state investor's.  Is there anyway around this besides hiring a property that is local to Pottstown? TIA

[Erich Snyder]

Clark-  you're correct. After some more digging, I found the rental application and it only requires a local PM/caretaker if the owner does not reside in the surrounding Tri-county area (Montgomery/Chester/Berks) . Since we live in Chester county we'll be able to self-manage the property.