Wells-Fargo's Housing Opportunity Index also shows how housing is becoming more expensive relative to median incomes.Intel is laying people off (good paying jobs), Boeing is laying people off (good paying jobs), and Information Week just posted about about more than 260,000 tech workers on the chopping block in 2016.Everyone is running into RE as an investment and the less-enlightened are over-paying for that opportunity. 

It is always enlightening to hear what others have already been through.

Could you please , enlighten me on what is that deal with Amazon and Philadelphia ?

Only charlatans are in the business of offering predictions.They have ALL extolled the virtues of higher education not just as a means to make money but as an enlightened way to live a purposeful life.

As a new buy/hold investor, this has been a very enlightening discussion!

I am glad you have a no fee 401(k) plan offered by your employer, I would bet not all do.One of the most enlightening things that I had learned, and you many find interesting, and frankly I found upsetting because I was never explained this by my CPA/Investment adviser, is that:401(k) plans are savings plans not investment plans.

You'll also find enlightened contractors who will be happy to work with you. 

This thread focuses on buying a traditional investment property.You may find some of the posts enlightening throughout the thread.

So, without further ado, I did a little bit of research and this article I stumbled upon, I hope, will enlighten you on your situation and back my propositions arising from it.It appears to me that in the case of an assignment of contract you would not need a CO or any other certificates in order to assign a contract; regardless of whether the property you are assigning is located in a municipality that requires such certification(s) because the duty of obtaining any certification(s) fall solely on the seller as stipulated in the law.

Let me enlighten you on the situation, as I will be seeking professional help from my attorney to doctor up the proper legal documentation to get started.I have just finished another renovation (flip) if you will and starting to pull more people into this mix.