Too bad...so sad....pathetic actually.

Sadly he had retired. 

It is sad that so many bad apples are out there taking advantage during this pandemic.

Trying to work out how to get off the fence and get into the real estate game for the last 8 years (so sad) .

You might consider making your current move before investing so that you know what you have to work with and don't jeopardize your primary residence upgrade by borrowing too much.P.S. the football off-season is always a sad time.

It is sad but it seems that these people had no idea what they were really agreeing to when they signed the modification.

The sad thing is that they do have a nice amount of equity and could sell, take the money, rent a while and start over with something smaller, but they just don't want to move from their home, so they'll hang on as long as the lender allows, even if it means losing it all later on.   

All of Western PA but Pittsburgh in particular is sadly full of small grifter contractors who barely know what they're doing but really, really think the way to wealth and a positive self-image is ripping off any retiree or younger person with an office job that they possibly can -- it's a structural problem helped along by how home improvement contractors are registered, not licensed, in most of this state.In addition to learning rehab, you should use this duplex to first learn how to landlord, then worry about learning how to manage property managers.

Sadly some people at a bank will say "we cannot do that"  when he or she should say "I can't do it ,but the guy in the next office does those all day long"

In all honesty, property management is where the rubber meets the road, that's where a property either performs or becomes a burden and source of immense stress and sadness in your life.