However, the house is not selling, having me consider more than once to rent it out, tap into my equity, and purchase a fixer-upper triplex in another part of town (where I would also live).

Hello there,I am a first time "out of town" investor, looking into Pittsburgh's Metropolitan for my first deal.I focused mainly on Allegheny county mostly, but having a bit hard time focusing on one specific area.My strategy is to purchase a property for long term rentals.I was hoping to get some insights into attractive areas for first timers such as myself, with good prospects and at reasonable costs?

We are a town of 5,000; 20 minutes away from a 1mm metro area.One is an old retirement home being repurposed into apartments, second is new townhome condos, third are SFH.  

So they may have had great occupancy at the resort when it was smaller, now it is a ghost town.  

What town or market are you nearby?

Also never heard of a town accidentally removing a titled owner. 

It’s a Class B maybe B- neighborhood right across the river from a Class C town attracting opportunists that steal if you leave something out or unlocked.The tenants has a few red flags and I’d like some input on them after listening to some rental books.

One was just acquired, the other is top of its market in a resort town.

look around...you see we now live in police state its only matter time till you get arrested for breaking some made up unconstitutional rule and your welfare paid town ceo is wanna be cop itching extort more money from you to pay his salary. 

Lima is a pretty small town.