I’m eager to connect with experienced investors and would love any advice or mentorship on getting started, from financing and property selection to management strategies.Looking forward to learning from this community and contributing where I can!

I'd argue that there are very select zip codes where this strategy works.

Most traditional property managers don’t handle this setup due to challenges like managing tenant disputes, coordinating overlapping move-ins/outs, and the risk of Fair Housing violations when selecting tenants.

Best of luck with selecting your market—there's a wealth of knowledge and supportive investors here to help guide you along the way.

Make sure to do your due diligence when selecting a property management company to hire.

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Do you factor them into your neighborhood selections or do these projects tend to fizzle out in Philly?

My recommendation would be to get approved as a Landlord, contact the director's office and request that an inspection be completed before a tenant is selected (sometimes they will do this as long as you select a tenant within 14 days - which you want anyways), and have an online application and screening resource in place.  

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What I don't like is seeing the removal of peoples options and freedoms to self select and engage in what they want to do.