It’s a larger house (3500 sqft. 5 bed), but is secluded, private, centrally located, and sits on nearly 3.3 acres of the East Bay Hills, with open space as far as the eye can see outside.

Also I Would like to meet people around the pittsburgh area about real estate, currently most of my properties are located in florida, (have 3 here)..Westmorland County.

That said, location matters a lot.

You aren't necessarily building that much equity (cost of building exceeds the value) but it is a third option that is a hybrid.Another factor is location.

@Derick JenningsRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Just, "that's the next cave" over.I joke because you live in the best of times to locate properties, all we had were cars and feet, to drive neighborhoods and locate deals.

I currently own a 1 bed 1 bath single-family house as my primary residence. Purchased in 2015 for $57k seller financed. I renovated it down to the studs. New kitchen and bathroom. I refinanced it into a  5% 30-year mo...

The most reliable method to locate liens and their positions is to conduct a title search through a title company.

In construction your plans are your Bible, so you need to know how to locate any discrepencies, locate answers to questions froms trades, understanding "Take-offs" with your materials, and be able to visualize in a 3D space what the plans are describing.

Too much buying, selling, and human nature to just forget about it and let the compounding effect of time do its magic.