I think I just found a loan officer that’s well versed in unconventional loans and can help me secure a small loan for my first investment :D thank you for your reply! 

If you're looking to get started in Pittsburgh, there are a lot of turnkey, duplexes and smaller multi-units you could invest in first to secure a good cash flow.

I am on the buy-side of a transaction with a seller that did not perform and is in breach of contract. 

They aren’t secured to a footer, they are just kinda jammed between the basement floor and some of the major beams on the bottom of the house.

Hence if something like this happens and you collect the security deposit, you have that paperwork to fall back on if it goes to court. 

2) I’ve allowed pets for 20+ years and have yet to have pet damage in excess of the security deposit. 3) once you’re vacant an extra month you could have replaced the carpet with the lost rent. 4) what’s the plan when you wait all this time and then your tenant brings in their ESA dog?

What’s the best way to handle a tenant who has breached the contract on smoking? 

Make sure you get a signed w9 with a social security number if it’s over $600.

If you have a solid other source of income like a W2 and it is secure, and it can pay the bills, then this might be worth trying.

The actual mortgage was packaged up and sold long ago (within a few weeks of closing) in the form of a mortgage backed security.