I want to buy hold this property for around 14 years (at which time my oldest will be headed to college).

@Mary B.Did you get this from the PA realtors association website?

I'm keeping the dream alive in my head, though!

It sounds like you background will give you a head start in REI.

I almost couldn't believe that Lindsey Jean would associate with people like that but as her "mentor" says, you are the average of the 5 people you hang out with the most and it should tell you a lot knowing that she has anything to do with Marco.

This sticks in my head.  

Don Konipol has an association of private lenders and a website, contact him and see if he can give you some direction.

If I may offer one heads up, some states require you store the personal property for a certain number of days, generally 30.

I don't have any experience in real estate except for head knowledge from books.

Sold comps on a 2/2 in the same complex from August of 2012 (ugh) sold at $115K which would make the target property around $108 a sq ft (but it has only one bath and I don't know how to account for that in the comp - what is the "value" of a bathroom).I've stayed away from really looking at condos because of the HOA/condo fee involved and being subjected to the whims of the condo association, but I don't know if I should do that or not -- am I blowing opportunities by doing that.