Understand how costs effect your deal.

My investment partners and I have made considerable investments in Mount Airy over  the past few years, worked with a number of brokers on acquisitions and can honestly say not a single one has been able to effectively articulate our neighborhood investment thesis which tells you how challenging the neighborhood is. 

Philadelphia has implemented various forms legislation over the years between abatements, land banks and density bonuses geared towards promoting development in areas that suffered from disinvestment and housing affordability challenges with some legislation having been more effective than others. 

Regarding property management, utilizing local property managers can save you time, and using PropStream effectively for filtering properties by distress level and location will certainly help with finding stronger deals.

Brandon Turner's post on Twitter on Aug 29: "There is a big difference between being busy and being effective, and in the case of a lot of investors; they believe that because they're buying properties, means they are going to succeed."   

Luxury vinyl plank (LVP) is a cost-effective choice for flooring, offering durability and a high-end look.

There is also algorithm advantageous to bi-weekly vs monthly, so a bit of a credit-hack boost effect to it. 

The section 8 policy on treatment of tenants had an obvious effect as the hit to dignity caused them to move. 

My dad's mixed use property was grandfathered as it was built in 1890, before zoning laws went into effect here in the 1920's.

You will have to do something unique to make it effective & useful to you... because it's always no pain, no gain!