Buying my first investment property in York, PA

[Sadia Abbasi]

Hi,

     I live in Staten Island, NY and looking forward to buying my first investment property (preferably a multi-family unit) in York, Pennsylvania. The reason is because properties' cost is lower in PA than in Staten Island.  I was told that York is a good place to invest in. I am looking forward to suggestions, warnings or anything else that i should be aware of.   Is York a good city to invest in?  If anybody knows any zipcodes/ areas that would be good or bad for investment.  Also, most of the properties that i saw are close to 100 years old. Is lot of maintenance required (after the initial one) when buying old houses? I know that I am asking lots of questions but i just have so many :) . Any question that you can answer would be highly appreciated. Thanks.