Here is what I'm wondering about - what kind of an effect will Irma have on the RE market in that area, as well as Florida in general (1) in the short term, meaning today to 1-2 months out AND (2) longer term over the next 6+ months?  

In my opinion, the seller had stopped taking care of the property and let the tenants live in bad conditions.

Is there anything I should check in particular as I'm suspicious of an investor giving up something that appears to cash flow so good.  

@Kenneth C., Are you searching for your first deal in Philadelphia county or does your search also include the surrounding counties?

@Zachary Peacock If you go with a conventional loan on the cash out refinance be careful on how you take title on the front end when you purchase with hard money.

I will definitely think more carefully about what all needs to be in writing and understood ahead of time in the future.

@Jason Henning, You've got a golden opportunity here but tread carefully.  

I let my brother (who is now 27) manager it and it went downhill from there so I came back up to take care of the properties.

Originally posted by @Eugene Stokes:Yes yes I'm in my third day today is Saturday I am still skeptical a little exhausted and I am trying to understand why I have not retained any of the express information that the instructor has been throwing out there for 2 days maybe it's just me. and I don't understand why I am trying to pull credit to pay for a program that I thought was doable for the $1,147 I spent that was my introductory cost after attending the class on the second day I find that there are advanced classes that they would like you to apply for I'm a little confused so I'm not only using their resources but I am buying into a system that I had no idea that I was getting ready to buy into LOL if this makes any sense please reply note I am submitting retirement documents regarding my 401k bank statement regarding my savings and banking account checking and I'm online applying for a $20,000 credit line help reply thanks. careful these are education companies your just paying 20k for an education.. that's all.. there is no magic to this and snap flipping Is just another term for being a wholesaler and there are tons of them on BP who  will gladly help you for free or far less.these guys make their money selling you information.. and its all very well scripted and laid out to get you to run up your CC to pay them.If you cant stroke a check for it.. then your not ready to enter this business as all.. if you run up your credit card how are you going to get any other money to operate.. ???

Getting in front of the potential lead is key, but I would be careful about doing it in a way that could lead to some bad word of mouth that could harm your reputation early on.