It is an amazing city with great people and plenty of opportunities in the real estate space.

Hey Marcus welcome to the community, I work in the Kansas City area and could provide some value to your investing journey.

I can keep going, but that will all depend on each answer.Let us jump to your comment about your spreadsheet calculator, as I mentioned market could be completely different depending on where you live in, fo this you have to look at what you want to focus on "appreciation" or "cash-flow", there is a balance between them when one increase the other drecrease, and that will always depend on the market, neighborhood and cities where you are planning to invest.Finishing with your comment about wholesaling, please don't look at it until you fully move-in, wholesaling is another beast that is managed different and requires a lot of partnership, relationship and local knowledge.Let me know if I can be helpful in anything else. 

Meaning fines by the city, etc.?

Where are you with the city required Certificate of Compliance process?

There are wholesalers in every major city in the country and they are buying at 70% to 90% of value all day long, every day of the week.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

That being said, there is a rather diverse property and tenant mix within Allentown, like there is in most cities. 

If you are familiar with VA investing, which cities do you prefer and why?

@Michelle Hardy Just adding, check your local city too for their requirements, many have specific requirements that the state may not have.Here in VT in the towns my properties are in, there is not a requirement to keep them separate or pay interest.