I am looking at: Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, Downtown, Southside, Mt.

Have not run across bees but I do have experience with beavers, squirrels, raccoons and mice.

Account Closed I love meeting other DINKs with similar aspirations (we too live on one paycheck...squirreling away the rest).  

S1 has a cat and a pet squirrel living with him.

I think there can be too many chances for unplanned expenses even with the best TK property.  

Q: How many of you can get rid of 900sf of mold and evict several families of squirrels all in one house? 

In addition to what you see in this thread, I'd recommend adding a fat safety cushion to your budget for all unplanned expenses. 

I talked to him yesterday, he said he had a couple of people take a look at the home, but nothing solid.I know I need to build rapport with the seller and Lonnie talks about using the Squirrel dog technique, but I would like to knowwhat are some techniques the rest of you are using to present your offers and get the price you want?

But what's acceptable in the kind of renovation you're talking about in, say, the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh is different from what's acceptable in, say, the independent borough of Wilkinsburg, right next door, and different people trained to different standards will be carrying out either set of inspections.For City of Pittsburgh information, here's the building codes page: https://pittsburghpa.gov/pli/building-code2.

@Danny Day  Reverend @Lucas Carl was kind enough not to mention a tenant overdosing in your vacation property, people cooking meth in your vacation property, people breaking in to your vacant vacation property for a free vacation and a free HDTV, an unplanned fatality in your vacation property, etc.