Loved Montclair, it's got a great little downtown area with some commercial projects underway which always makes me think it's on the up and up.

@Jimmy O'Connor there are a couple of large developments underway in West Philly.

You don't want to get reno underway and *then* do a lead test and discover you need to change your scope of work.Also, my properties were built in the 40s and 50s (and one in the 70s), and none of them required major work to become lead free.So while it is serious and you shouldn't ignore such a requirement, it's also (at least in my experience) typically not all that difficult of a process either.

However with renovations steadily underway we will eventually make the whole house up to code and very comfortable to live in all around.Our main concern is since we’re both very new to homeownership we were looking for opinions on what would you more seasoned landlords would due if you were placed in our predicament.As this is a shared property, sister wants to buy a second single family of her own and keep this one as an investment.I am in the same future mindset, but wouldn’t mind staying put for a while as a landlord living in the home as my financial situation is not as stable as my sister’s to go and purchase a second home.

Hello BP Family,This is my first post.I just made my first deal and it's a long distance one that came to me through a relationship I built using the tips and techniques I learned here at Bigger Pockets.I paid $1000. ...

I have my first deal underway.

Certainly they were aware the change in ownership was underway.

100% agree with @Ryan Mullin market correction underway in "hot" areas.

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Manchester.

Purchase price: $335,000

Cash invested: $25,000

This house is a 3-unit multifamily in one of the better neighb...

The MF market concerns me: we had massive amounts of new developments come online in the last years, more are under way and rent specials are increasing.