Especially if the owner inherited the complex.A property manager can make a good living managing other people's property, but should be able to make a fortune by cherry picking from those same properties when they become available for purchase...DL

Pittsburgh is a fantastic market right now and you're fortunate to be in the middle of it.

At this point you can close or forfeit your escrow deposit and consider yourself fortunate you found whatever major issues you did prior to closing on it where the cost would have been much larger.

Most plumbers are getting at least $80/hour plus a small fortune in parts for each job.I'd rerun with those changes and see how the numbers look.

I looked for him, diligently, for several months and fortunately never caught up with him (lucky for he and I!)

For sure Elizabeth, I don't have experimental cash but fortunately I can run my experimental ideas with all the seasoned bp pros like yourself and learn something new daily.Thanks,Newbie matt

It didn't matter to me though.I wouldn't buy a property from my mother without an ALTA Title policy so fortunately, and to the relief of my agent, I was covered and my sale went through on time with only this little hiccup.

LOL) After much prayer with my wife we decided to have faith and I would resign from my job at a Fortune 100 company and go full time into real estate.

You are fortunate to be living in a good market where you can still buy at a good value.

Fortunately, I wasn't hit very hard by the market as many were during that time period.Lots of new tools, easier and less expensive to get data but mostly people trying to put a new face on the old.