Pittsburgh is a great place to invest.From my experience, most sellers do not respond well to offers 20-30% below asking price.

I am so frustrated and saddened this person did such a thing but was told that If I sell the property, which I prefer to do by seller finance, the code enforcement cancels.

Will you need to upgrade the units to keep up with market demand and market rent? 

I'm working on closing a 28 unit mixed use property in WA State using seller financing once we get the additional capital required by the seller.

When we purchase, If there are agents involved we might not even meet the seller.

Another would be refinance and invest in more, but if they aren’t cash flowing now, then then won’t after a refi.You could sell them on seller financing so you continue to get a monthly income for a period of time and spread out your capital gains.

Demand. 

STR offers higher income potential, flexibility, and tax deductions but is subject to seasonal demand.

Our sellers in Lindale and Dallas have decided to pull the listing to refi them. 

They are two different methods and there is a ton of content out there on both.Seller financing - the seller basically becomes the bank.