Appointments take at least a week, then several days for them to analyze their coverage, then you go into a queue for one of their required contractors - all while the tenant is without heat, water, etc.The sewer & water line program offered by the DWSD can be useful if you haven't already replaced those lines. 

If you’re looking for good cash flow you might want to consider properties in some of our cities as there are a lot of housing voucher clients looking for housing and the some of the programs pay reasonably well.

Hi I’m interested in a vacant property and know I can look up the name on tax records but won’t necessarily be where I can contact the property owners.thanks in advance.

I had already joined two other programs that didn't really work out the way I had hoped, so I was pretty skeptical.

You might want to look into a coaching program you can do with/alongside your parents (not sure how much real estate investing experience they have). 

I meet the requirements, which are:1) More than 640 credit score. 2) No missed payments 3) No second mortgages 4) did not use a down payment assistance program to buy the home.

@Ryan Lee there are no seasoning loan programs out there.

Did you end up joining the program? 

I meet the requirements, which are: 1) More than 640 credit score. 2) No missed payments 3) No second mortgages 4) did not use a down payment assistance program to buy the home.  

Its just for Pennsylvania - we use both because sometimes things do slip through our background check through our software program specifically in regard to landlord tenant complaints.