Daniel, my best advice would be to shop around/ask for referrals for contractors in Pittsburgh.

It checks all the boxes that make a great long term investment3/2 or 4/2All brickNo pool or basementNo large deckNewer than 2000Not in a floodzoneNear shopping and the interstateBonus points if you can find something with a garage How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Hi, I'm shopping for Insurance for one of our rental properties, can you do a deep dive on insurance?

It checks all the boxes that make a great long term investment3/2 or 4/2All brickNo pool or basementNo large deckNewer than 2000Not in a floodzoneNear shopping and the interstateBonus points if you can find something with a garage How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I personally also factor in a location where it is easy to have someone that help me remotely source the deal, rehab it and then manage the property all under one shop. 

Three previous husbands, two mysterious suicides, one rifle shot to head, second one body never found third husband poisoined but survived.

Quote from @Carolyn Mazzola: Keep shopping around.

Most of our shopping is done on Wayfair and amazon, however we like Poly and Bark for furniture and other sites or local stores if we want to really focus on one or two areas of the house that will be the first couple photos to stand out online.  

I am shopping for PM's in Kansas City and came across them but want to see if anyone has worked with them.

As one from a different position, I would keep the $300k in a high yield account and continue to shop for distressed properties in the same HCL areas and the utilize the $300k as a downpayment, rehab cost, etc for one deal.