Option 2: I buy another multi-family (ideally 3 or 4 units this time), house-hack for another year and then buy a single-family home to live in. 

One of the options we are interested in is finding a lending partner.

My best advice would be  to reach out to the Historic Preservation office of the area your interested in.

Initial in is $50k. 

You can speak in general terms, such as "Based on the results of her background check and credit report, we would need an additional security deposit of $XXX.XX to approve her move-in."

Hi Avtandil, Pittsburgh is a perfect choice for Investors as the buy-in is a lot more conducive than other more saturated markets.

I bought foreclosures in 1993, and one, a duplex I live in, I got for $200K, at auction and is now $1.2 million.

(We agree that right now there are still some dodgy areas, but with hipster coffee shops like Pablo's moving in, I feel like the bigger money people seem to know what this area will be like soon.)Are you renting by the room?

Tomorrow morning I have on my calendar to head down to the court house to do a title search on about 5 forclosure properties that I am interested in.

The town my property is in is offering two different benefits for specific businesses.1) Tax Abatement for RE that has those specific businesses leased within them (doesn't affect the business but affects me)2) Various tax and incentives for the business owners depending on what type of business it isI'm still learning the ropes on commercial leases (what I can and can't do from a leasing perspective from my lawyer), but I want to poll the community on advertising these benefits.