many Pittsburgh properties are old and have a ton of deferred maintenance.  5% likely won't cut it.are you looking to house hack something? 

Of course they won't do that because it would probably cut their numbers by 50%

Lots of nice homes with longer DOM and price cuts. 

Doors (or clients) that require extensive and constant attention from my staff are not long for this world and will be cut loose.As @Richard F. mentioned, clients fall into those two categories (micromanaging, time-sucking parasites who place zero value on the value of your time, or the "don't bother me unless the house burned down" clients).   

With a rate cut imminent in Sep24, despite my preference for there not to be the pivot has started in the equity market now.

Cutting down timelines to not extend carrying costs Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

The yield on the 10-year Treasury slid almost 8 basis points (as of writing) hovering at 4.158% following remarks by Fed Chairman Powell on Monday that the central Bank will not wait until inflation has reached its target rate of 2% before cutting interest rates. 

For example, I bought two duplexes in the same cut-de-sac.  

Just cut out the middle-man. 

Before you commit to building it out of wood and wallboard you could always mock it up using cardboard boxes cut up into sheets with duct tape to hold them together.