I'm still finding my way around this site, and of course can't find them again.I've found an abandoned home, tracked the relatives, but they've moved.  

Professionals with decades of experience and very impressive track records do all the heavy lifting for you.

It took them years to track down all of the owners and purchase the abandoned buildings, but they finally got rid of them all. 

I would try to find someone in YOUR LOCAL AREA  that has a successful track record that would be willing to partner with you on a deal.

It is the fast track towards financial independence and freedom that can open up many opportunities and make your life much more fulfilling and rewarding.What I am talking about here is investing in real estate!

I finally tracked him down through one of his references (his pastor of all things). 

Currently, I track net worth monthly on a simple excel spreadsheet (has columns for checking, retirement, index fund, etc...).

Guessing you're desirous to turn your Pittsburg dirt into profits, I think you're on the right track though will suggest strongly that you yourself or someone very knowledgable that you can trust and manage babysits the process down to keys in hand, as I assure you, dealing with contractors and all entities along the developer's path takes an entirely whole new layer of skin and nerve.

The better track record you develop with a lender the better their terms may become for you.

In speaking to the PM company, I was told that the delinquency on the 12 month P & L tracked the monthly change in delinquency; if we started the month with a delinquency of $1000 on the first and at the end of the month it was $1500, only $500 would show up for that month's delinquency and the overall delinquency balance increases.