Until that point, I am here to read / listen and learn.I am likely looking to purchase in my area (Pittsburgh) and have some ideas about what neighborhoods specifically, but these are just instincts and purely anecdotal in any event, so I would love to engage in discussions about what areas around here would work for the buy and hold rental income strategy.Thanks!

I would rather buy in a city a home for 250,000 that appreciates over time purely based on the economics of that city and it ends up being worth 400,000.

They are small and run on batteries.

As lender, can I obtain insurance, purely at my own expense?

The big difference is the Pits pure power and strength.

Generally speaking much of the areas east of 205 are going to be seeing gentrification purely from the result of people looking for cheaper housing.

If you are looking for a pure cash flow play it’s hard to lose money on a rental in Old Brooklyn/Parma/Euclid.

I too tend to think about investing in terms of pure numbers without any regard for my own cognitive biases.

But you also want to know it's potential as a pure investment property (100%) looks like. 

My offers are typically AS-IS, not contingent on financing, and the inspection is purely for information purposes.