Don't die while living there.If you are willing to buy in like Leechburg, Kittaning, etc, you can save on property taxes.You'll still pay taxes in NC, as well as PA, for any earned income on your NC properties, but being a RE lawyer, I'm sure you know all about these issues.Obviously, living in Colorado, I don't follow any Pittsburgh REIA groups out there.

In your experience, has running adds helped solely in boosting likes/followers or do you find legit buyers/investors coming to you from the content you put out?

Recommended book / course.The strategy I want to follow is to buy non-paying mortgages, help borrowers get back on track and then sell at a profit.Thank you

I would recommend building up at least a 720 or 750 or 800 FICO for freeas soon as possible so that you can open the most financing doorsanytime during this project and beyond.Another option if you are bootstrapping is to use bank bonusesto get free cash and start a LLC to build business creditthat can help you get much higher limitsat places like Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.Google any of the following for free help:Bank/Credit Card Cash BonusesCreditBoards business creditCreditKarma free credit reportsHome Depot/Lowe's business credit card

You'll need to determine your current DTI with the following formula: monthly income divided by 12, and multiply that by .45 (you'll really get a lenders attention by knowing this ahead of time, and come off much more professional). 

I am supposed to (you can tell by the wording that I am not the best at following all rules) refer all such inquiries to HR which will simply confirm the employment. 

However, two council members were pushing to impose a cap on the number of STR permits issued in the city and earlier had been pushing to shut all STR's down that weren't owner occupied - similar to Denver's regulation. 

All locked up  ("suspended") losses are pushed into the future years and will eventually be unlocked when you sell.

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I emailed her that i could see it over Labor Day weekend or the following week.