I have lived in the Baltimore area for a year and 1/2 and after finally "dropping some roots" in the Baltimore area, I am eager take the plunge into real estate investing in my adopted new home.After saving up some investment capital, I am finally in a position to start prospecting and seeking lending opportunities.  

Old water and sewer lines to the street, tree issues with roots and foundations, roof, windows, parking lot, etc. run up the per door cost to renovate.

Had a drain company come out to assess it  and low and behold, I had a root obstruction and broken pipe in the underground about 25 ft from the foundation!

I am thinking about providing new tenants with a welcome basket of basic cleaning supplies and household items like: paper towels, toilet paper, toilet brush, plunger, dish soap, and all purpose cleaner.    

It was my goal having been in this space longer than just about anyone in the industry ( started in 2001) to give the public feedback and to root out some of the really poor players and maybe we have done that they are not on the site and are underground for fear of being outed. ? 

Property within Philly metro has gone up like crazy, and people with deeper roots in Philly are saying there is lots of money coming from NYC. 

A good way to check if they are still in the property is by placing small aluminum 8x9 baking pans with water and dish soap on the floor, spread them through out the rooms. 

The advertisements here have been pretty sporadic, I think because only three of the thirty-one routes will impact us.That said, I have seen no action from our HOA, but we are also in a transitional phase given the age of the neighborhood.It's probably about time to grass roots it... but I have no experience in this area, so going to have to lean on the experience of others.

Initials: _______b.Tenant agrees to pay for clearing the sewer drains of the Premises of any and all stoppages, except for those stoppages which the Landlord will agree were caused by defective plumbing, tree roots, acts of nature, or which are declared in writing to have been so caused by the plumber or other person who is called to clear the stoppage.

I cannot tell what size buildings you are evaluating ... there are references to existing duplexes, but nothing else.Secondly CAP is one of the simplest, yet most misused ratios in real estate {I won't get on my soap box this time}.