“I’ve had the opportunity to get to know AHP’s founders well and believe their ten-year history and financial stability provide the building blocks for growth.

If you want a city, Philly can be done if you know where the blocks break.

Keep in mind, most offmarket/distressed deals are traded offmarket before they even hit the auction block. 

Let them know about the PM and emphasize that you will keep the property in excellent condition, thereby making the whole block look better.I'd schedule a visit where you stay for a few days, and at that time maybe a gift card would be appropriate......

Even after guests book and pay their message system blocks out e-mail addresses and phone numbers, so I'm left resorting to spelling out my phone number in odd ways to get around it.

It is a very block by block city depending on the neighborhood.  

Before myself and a few other builder developers jumped in.. it was hard to sell anything in those blocks of town..

Pick an area that is within a 2 hour drive or a 3 hour nonstop plane flight.Get in that market and really learn it neighborhood by neighborhood block by block.Local market knowledge is every investor’s competitive advantage.I do MF deals in Greenville SC where I live and already own 400 doors.

Ideally I want a combination of the Burnham block duplex style but cleaner, and more usonian looking.

I invest in Detroit as well, and it's a city full of opportunities if you take the time to understand it.A couple of quick tips: Get familiar with the neighborhoods—Detroit is very block-by-block, and the difference in property conditions or tenant quality can be drastic just a few streets apart.