With the limited research I've done and in prepping for my license, there seem to be several opportunities in technology improvement in the industry along with a lot of noise.

Upper Kensington comparing to "rest" Kensington and Philly generalI have difficulty finding a tenant to an Upper Kensington home that is well maintained (new wood floor etc) and furnished.

@Sean DawsonIf your thinking about doing it in Columbus it might be difficult given the market conditions..I think in most cases besides eating capital gains seller would prefer a lump sum of cash at closing..Sellers would consider a take back note if they have difficulty selling the property, hiding a deficiency or need to unload it quick..

Where we’re having difficulties is in getting in touch with these owners and we are looking for suggestions as to the most cost-effective method of tracking down phone numbers for these absentee owners?

No thanks.If you're into technology or other avenues of creating wealth in your area, kudos to you. 

., the difficulty is that we all want others to succeed so inspiring them in itself is not a bad thing and not BP's "fault".It's just human nature I guess. 

In this case, I will educate and offer some fumigation to help them overcome their difficulties offering treatment and instruction flyers.

I would say that in properties with obsolete technology (thinking knob & tube electrical) it can be very hard to make even incremental improvements without replacing the whole system.

The technology and styles have just changed.

They sometimes use technology to make it look good on the pictures and you can't check a lot of stuff just looking at the pictures.