However, you must take care of the reason why it's happening.  9 times out of 10, it's a leaky pipe behind the wall or a humidity issue.

As a licensed Real Estate Broker in Maine, I managed the acquisition and renovation of 1272 Lakins Rd, Etna, leveraging my expertise and industry knowledge.

If you have a lot of family in OK, that can be a great place to start assessing since you have dedicated boots on the ground, as well as a reason to visit.Don't overthink the analyzing of markets when you are still figuring things out.

Here are some rules:  https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/roth-ira-withdrawal-rules#:~:text=Contributions%20can%20be%20withdrawn%20from,made%20without%20taxes%20or%20penalties.I agree that you shouldn't let the tax implications be the main driver of your decisions, but you do want to be aware of the potential tax implications because Uncle Sam will want his money.

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. 

A reasonableness standard is applied to negligence claims and I would argue a property owner who owns real estate in the Poconos and knows the property is left vacant due to the owners decision to lease the property as a short term rental should know that the pipes are more inclined to freeze and therefore should install heat tracing lines or other measure to ensure the plumbing lines do not freeze.

No reason for me to go the through the hassle of the sale process unless there is some type of gain which the investor is open to and this is where I need the advice.

It is written in our contract that we can make these decisions without the owner's permission for these exact reasons.

If they want to leave, for any reason, they just have to pretend they can't afford the rent.

And they'll want you to pay off the loan pretty soon (and usually will you as the rate will probably be higher than banks) so there's that too.For this reason, we definitely prefer private lenders as they will (if you've built trust with them) often lend on the rehab too.