@Scorpio Johnson Watch the movie "Pacific Heights", to learn the worse that could happen.

Thanks, Sam-One is in the Parma-Parma Heights area and another on the East side (probably too far).

Ceiling height was too low and electric/plumbing was never inspected before it was concealed.

For a duplex of $700k, it would need $3k in gross rents.My question is this: so far in looking at deals (limiting search to center city area- no further east than Normal Heights), it seems most of the duplexes I've seen are listed in the $800-900k range (outside of FHA guidelines) and the 3-4 units are in the $900-1.2 million+ range and don't come anywhere near $8k in gross rents needed to finance.

All's well and good.Sewickley is down by the Ohio River, Sewickley Heights is located further up the bank -- that makes sense, sure.

These measurements should include not only length of vehicle, but also length of wheel base, length from back axel to rear tongue, height of bottom of deck with a full load, etc.Your back end of the truck is usually where you will scrap, but I have seen situations where a truck will scrap underneath when going over a hump.  

The 80 square feet has to be a walkable height as I recall but not sure if that is 7 or 8 ft.

In higher density areas FAR (floor area ratio), setbacks, building heights, construction type, etc... comes into play and you would definitely need to consult an architect.

Seller is older couple who wants out of the game, very motivated, own the property free and clear, they tried selling it back in 2007 via seller financing but foreclosed on the investor (investor was a newbie with no landlord experience, didnt do repairs, blamed everything on the tenants, and purchased at the height of the market so eventually stopped making payments and they took back the property.  

The Captain said:  "You don't want to get into putting up an outside fire escape" and he proceeded to advise me that the height was low enough to be used as bedrooms and that he had a truck that could easily reach the windows.