Appreciation there is low, rents are low, and assuming maintenance as a fixed cost (for example, a hot water heater costs $450 from Lowes in Allentown, $450 from Lowes in Scranton, installation takes the same time, and labor costs aren't all that different), the ROI isn't great.

The goal is highest rent for lowest investment cost and lowest maintenance.

The good thing about that is that it forces you to really examine your market and get a good grasp on what the competition is offering and how it's being priced.

A lighted inspection camera/borescope costs fifty bucks. 

This should give you a good general idea of competition in your area and what they're charging

What did it cost?

Once you begin to generate leads that fit their recent purchases/want to buy, run the numbers based on the ARV after repair value for after when they develop/fix n flip and subtract cost of build/repair, your assignment fee, and the original cost of the contract.

I think this gives me potential to be more competitive@Chris Seveney thank you for your thoughts.  

Ever since that AirDNA article there has been a ton of new listings and investors in the area making it much more competitive. 

I estimate the cost to be about $200,000 based on no hard data but the DSLD house that I bought cost $270,000.