I'm an out of state investor looking to understand and learn the Pittsburgh market.

I understand it varies from city to city.

If you must retain some cash, consult a tax advisor to understand the liability and optimize reporting.

Quote from @Sami Gren: I don't quite understand the question.

(most hard money loans require 10-15% down depending on the split between purchase price and rehab). but that is both (1) risky and (2) expensive, as you're paying interest every month on 100% of the borrowed funds. private money is fine, you're just bearing a lot of risk and also involving the relationship in your very first deal. 

Realtor – Someone that understands what an investor is looking for, knows the investing landscape, areas to invest, and is willing/able to show lots of houses before the right purchase is made.3.

First, I recommend you understand the market.

I MAYBE could understand if they just hadn't gotten around to having automated credit card tracking like every other accounting software on the planet, but to not even have the option to track them manually is ludicrous.  

We don't understand why technology companies like yours who suppose to have live updates would end up having delayed and inaccurate information than our manual check.

I'd like to understand @Devin James, from the domestic developer mind of things; If there stands a confusion, lack of comprehension on how to address housing compilation in a given region, city, MSA etc., why not look to Europe?