@Leo CuomoRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

That will give you an accurate, real world number.

Focusing just on appreciation causes people to take on negative cashflow situations, gambling that the market will eventually save them before they run out of cash.

Its a gamble to go the permit route or not in Philly and absolutely matters the neighborhood/your neighbors as they are usually the folks that will call L&I on you OR if your property is near other construction sites where inspectors would be traveling to/from.

Don't gamble. 

Its a gamble to go the permit route or not in Philly and absolutely matters the neighborhood/your neighbors as they are usually the folks that will call L&I on you OR if your property is near other construction sites where inspectors would be traveling to/from. 

I can quickly and accurately get an estimate of what just about any renovation or project will cost and sometimes I figure out a better way to do a project that saves money.

Building : 1878 /2008 Renovated.Price : $600000 Asking Total Tenants: 15    & Monthly Rent : $21173Deal Analysis Value Over Time Can you please let me know what else is missing in this to get more accurate deal analysis.

@Cory Gamble do you have their contact number

I don't think that your theory of holding for family is accurate.