I would designing, renovating and managing the property.

Sometimes, I see investors lean into property managers who know the landscape and can “drive for dollars” around the block.

I’d love to hear your insights or experiences managing properties with similar setups in Pittsburgh.

For 5+ unit properties or commercial it is not as high.5.

Even better if you can work for a property manager or real estate compnay. 

Basically, the further you get away from the city the more potential for cashflow, but you're also dealing with a different tenant base that may be tougher to manage.

I own a small multifamily commercial in Albuquerque and can confirm the diversity of the economic and cultural factors that you mentioned. 

@Dwayne RoweWe did a consolidation loan through a commercial banker (basically a multi-property DSCR loan) where we took out one loan that paid off 5 higher interest rate properties, and took out cash as well at the same time.    

A good commercial real estate agent should be able to point you to one.

Quote from @Jacklyn Robins: You've "never" had this issue, but you've only managed a few properties for five years.