Since you are living in the property, you probably have developed relationships with an electrician, a plumber, and a general handyman, if you haven't reach out and meet a few now, while you are in the home, so that you can easily make a call or two when it will be necessary.

I recommend familiarizing yourself with your local landlord and tenant laws, while also developing your own "screening criteria."

The analysis also reports that new multifamily development will “remain near the average recorded over the past five years”.Integra Realty Resources’ 2017 Commercial Real Estate Trends Report ranks Pittsburgh #2 on its Top Markets by Multifamily Transaction Volume Based on YoY Change.Pittsburgh’s rental vacancy rate has declined by 25% over the last five years.Pittsburgh is booming with developments (see reference #6), “there is no better place to be a developer right now than in Pittsburgh.

My question is - if he has developed a "good" software (allegedly) and has a system in place, why would he pay $10k for people to find him deals using his platform and system if he could just pay an employee to find him deals?

I had been dealing with them for several months due to the development of plans for a property I own.

Regarding the HOA and CC&R's, the builder can make changes to the CC&R's pretty easily while the development is under Declarant Control.

There are many new developments going up but traffic in some areas are horrific, especially at peak. 

There are Class A industrial projects underway and the development of a large retailer.

Managing 17 shopping centers and selecting sites for new developments is no small feat—kudos to you!

However, you have to invest in specific communities where they are encouraging development.