Quite a bit of risk associated with the process and from what I am hearing from those who used to be more active buying tax sale properties in Philadelphia the risks are no longer aligned with pricing concessions.

I am excited to become an active member of the Bigger Pockets community!

But very active little kids. 

When I was active at the courthouse steps, there were literally 50x the cases filed now in 2024.

Because I also own and buy actively, I also have the proven vendors that further save my clients money from insurance, landscaping, pest control, pool care, and handymen/hvac/plumbing/electrical.With that said, I’ll send you those properties today per our phone consultation @James Thompson and we’ll be sure you get your 1031 funds allocated smoothly and into great STRs 👍

There has been an enormous growth in tourism over the last decade, which has fuelled a lot of building activity.

For any investors who are knowledgeable about these areas or are currently active here, are there any particular neighborhoods, zip codes that stand out as good starting points.

3 of my faves when I was active for entity structure,  contracts and landlord-tenant have retired but Ryan Feeney of Overcast Law was very good with landlord-tenant matters. 

He is active on this site and may be able to help you in Rochester

I don't have as many tips for solutions mid rehab, but I do know that most, if not all, of the very active investors that I know have established relationships with 2 or 3 lenders that specialize in programs that match their strategy and have an agent or two in the investors target market to help them find more deals without having to put much work into finding them.