surprise for buy - always do your due diligence Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

That's $22,500 you can use for any surprises life throws at you or to make your new house feel like home.Downside: Your loan's gonna cost you more in the long run because of that higher interest rate (6.625% is no joke!).

Last time i went to Philly was for the 2012 Flower festival, and I was surprised that amid a fairly important event, the area was empty, with the exception of the Amish Market. 

I am not surprised that you are projecting negative cash flow.  

. :) Also, in a surprising twist of fate, a developer's just reached out to me and my neighbors as they're looking to turn this whole block into apartment buildings, I think.

lol  i would not surprise in the future if state gov. make new law in CA saying that using SSN for housing / rental is an act of racism haha and LL has to treat everyone equally (DEI).In theory it's hundred times safer to rent the place to (illegal) immigrant rather than US citizen that has 800 credit score but just get out from jail.

I'm surprisingly not.

The contractor should've been able to at least point out the problem with the roof, but it's not all that surprising that he/she didn't.

I think you’d be surprised what a difference having a hot tub could make to getting more bookings and a little extra revenue.

One thing I do find surprising compared to other regions of the country, is that there is not much of a community here when it comes to talking about Real Estate.