An advisor, not affiliated with any investment house, who works on a flat fee basis would be a step in the right direction. 

Before listing it, I had lots of expenses, including painting, floor refinishing, plumbing repairs, staging, cleaning, etc.In a 1031 exchange, I purchased two small multifamily homes which also have some roof work, painting, plumbing, etc. 

Quote from @Mary Jay: Quote from @Owen Rosen: Quote from @Mary Jay: Hi guys, so I had a neighbors tree fall on the roof of my rental.

Get a list of recent inspections and permits to make sure the new roof and such were done right.Check with police if any reports for the property.What's included in the seller's expenses?

Structural- roof, newer building no EPA?

This would be a flat fee payment for the use of their license for permitting SFH.

Roof is 30 yrs old but structural and foundation is in good conditions and everything else is intact.

I'm originally from Western PA as well (Slippery Rock) and now reside in Atlanta.Here is how I am looking at it along with the assumptions I am making:1) I think the growth prospects are better in the Atlanta market than Pittsburgh from a pure demographics standpoint.2) I estimate your return on equity at 7.2% currently3) Over the long haul appreciation is going to take you further when it comes to net worth than cashflow will4) Doubling of the roofs is doubling the expensesThings to consider:1) What is the year built of your Atlanta property vs. what you could replace it with in PGH?

As noted, it keeps capital available to replace the HVAC, when it goes out in your first month of ownership, or the roof starts leaking and you are chasing an unknown source to the tune of thousands of dollars.  

The issues being  1) inconsistencies in roof (dont know what this means)  2) a hole in the drywall behind stove in kitchen because of which there are spiders coming out of the wall and they had to kill two of them.At this time, I am concerned that they will trash the house while leaving it.