Its a gamble to go the permit route or not in Philly and absolutely matters the neighborhood/your neighbors as they are usually the folks that will call L&I on you OR if your property is near other construction sites where inspectors would be traveling to/from. 

Focusing just on appreciation causes people to take on negative cashflow situations, gambling that the market will eventually save them before they run out of cash.

Some people come every year near same time whether snowbirds, for parent/child birthday, or simply because they have a favorite time to book.  

One of our properties is on the far south side over my UW-Rock, which is my favorite rental spot because it's full of single family and duplex homes, lots of cul-du-sacs that keep traffic noise down, and near the interstate.

Its a gamble to go the permit route or not in Philly and absolutely matters the neighborhood/your neighbors as they are usually the folks that will call L&I on you OR if your property is near other construction sites where inspectors would be traveling to/from.

@Cory Gamble do you have their contact number

What app do you like to use for tracking your time? I started using "Atto" a few days ago for 2023 material participation logging and I like that it has a big red/green start/stop button. What I don't like is that the...

Does anyone have a favorite platform specifically for property websites?

You may also consider Cincinnati, which is one of my favorite cities.

Also, if anyone has a favorite Skip Tracing platform and reason why its their favorite, definitely would like to know more as we've used many!