I clean it up a little and sell it for more and a higher interest rate.

Hang on to it for 5 years and then sell. 

Besides we're hospitality people, not selling property or leasing it long term, and somewhere along the line a few states got their definitions very very mixed up!     

I buy and sell and also buy and hold in Pittsburgh and this is about the average.

Write as yourself, not a company, and tell them you are trying to buy your first property in your own backyard and would love to have a conversation whether they want to sell or not (they probably know someone else).

At the same time, I want to complete the project quickly to sell the property and move forward.

Hold it for few years and then sell it or built a second/vacation home. which area would you recommend and why?

@Sham Haile you should look up the Tenants Union & RHAWA websites to review the notices and requirements for how notices need to be provided to tenants when a seller intends to sell a property. 

When you eventually sell, your potential market is investors - this can mean many things, depending on the state of the market when you sell. 

The complexity of selling nationally forced us to expand our headcount.