In a handful of years you've got a few properties, and you're on your way. 

Hey John,I work with several different property managers, which I refer to for my clients (I'm an investor friendly agent over here).

Simon, my investment group does lots of properties in Pitt. 

To be honest this seems like a I'm the boss control arguement rather then property damage.

With this route you can purchase a turn key property and expect to lease the property immediately or purchase an existing rental from an investor that doesn't require rehab and has strong numbers. 

These historical trends suggest that lowering the tax burden can free up capital for reinvestment and fuel a fresh wave of property acquisitions and development projects.But there’s more to the story than just tax cuts.

What specific websites will they advertise your vacant property on?

Getting an appraiser out there in the property is always best while the property is vacant. 

Which directly ties into the liability of non-permitted and uninsurable properties built in trees by unlicensed builders. 

Yesterday I went in to the local city clerks office to request a list of properties with code violations.