If I were to stay in I would use the advice from David Greene's book Long Distance Real Estate Investing to help build systems.

Is there something in your lease that an additional person moving in is $X extra/month? 

Still working on the improvements and planning to refinance soon.I was able to purchase the property last September, so it took me a while to finally jump in!I

Now that i’ve Purchased a car wash, they continue to grow my retirement account as the rent coming in is enough to buy another house about every 13-15 months

I guess going in I just felt like there’s be more to read up on as far as the actual buying process goes, but it sounds like the real work comes in in finding a great deal and doing the actual landlording. 

If they don’t have reviews I will ask them a few extra questions like what brings them to the area and when they will be checking in. I

Depending on the county you're interested in, I would search that county's site for a tax calculator and enter purchase prices and townships to get an idea of the bill.

Hi @Reinhard Kurzen - I just wanted to chime in.  I

You know the drop from the inquiry, and you know the credit utilization, but the highest weighted item is your payment history, which you neglect by not using the card regularly:https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/whats-in-y...

Many Investors find that the buy-in is certainly better in Pittsburgh than other more saturated markets.