There are really great REI opportunities in different markets - markets in the Midwest and Southeast of the country are particularly lucrative - where not only are the purchase prices reasonable for most RE investors, but the homes are turnkey (new builds or completely rehabbed homes, tenant ready, systems 10 years of life remaining on them, property management teams in place) with appreciating home value AND appreciating rent.

I am a father to one, she’s my reason to keep going and not give up no matter how hard or complicating it gets.

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I can totally see why you may have felt ashamed, but the reason these forums exist is to share information.

Most PM's in Columbus will charge you 7-10% of gross rent as PM fee's + maintenance costs. 

I'd like to know because if they select them as they are entered into their database, right after filing, then there is another good reason to always extend and file on the last day.

It is also for that very reason that you should be wary about going in as I do feel that the Pittsburgh has gone pretty high up in it's property values. 

We used to hire a company to balance the chemicals and my costs were almost 2K per month.

That's pretty low for a 3-BR - I'm seeing the FMR for a 3BR in that zip code is $1,850.But at $1,300 for rent, you'll probably find HMLs that may lend you around $120k if you have a good credit score in my opinion, which means you'll need $45k + closing costs.

If not, there is a legal reason preventing them.