To make sure it's legal, I would dive deep into the zoning/code regulations and try to connect with someone in your area who is doing something similar.

It was a sales contract with, after 9 legal pages of irrelevant information, had a couple sentences added about her commission.I rejected the document, and asked her to provide me with a Property Management Agreement.She then sent me a "Confirmation of Agency Status" one page contract.

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So even if they sold it for the same price as they bought it, the properties were likely $250K, it will cost them about $3K in legal fees (buying and selling combined), then maybe $11.5K in realtor's fees. 

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While most tenants are great, occasionally we come across difficult ones who create challenges like frequent unjustified complaints, non-cooperation, late rent payments, or lease violations.

In most states, you can't legally inspect a bank foreclosure before the auction and you don't get an inspection clause when you buy it.You buy it, "as-is".Now maybe you could have a drone flyover and not get caught.

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Despite multiple complaints and references to the lease section addressing criminal activity and nuisance behavior, Section 8 did nothing to resolve the issue.

Additional concerns include area study, property inspection, knowing local market circumstances, and legal adherence to Philadelphia's landlord-tenant rules.