Ultimately, the home we are purchasing is in need up updates; however, as an investor I have the additional exit strategy of rehabbing this to be a higher quality rental, then moving yet again in another year if we can find another home that we like.  

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Of course as an investor he wanted to save money and did not close the deal with a title co, so never did the right title search to know there was outstanding loan.Since about 2010 Texas no longer allows owner-financing under Texas House Bill 10 — the “SAFE” Act — unless the seller has a license. 

I love to read some insight on best practices when wanting to build relationships with quality wholesalers and how to find them within my Philly market?

(only move in to mid to lower quality rentals) If they have bad credit, less than 3x the rent in income, criminal charges or new on the job that is entry level with no previous history of being in the industry or career- denialIt is preferred to have one person qualify on their own and be the financially responsible in these instances. 

The quality of the building, the real estate related demographics, quality of tenant, and lease structure are the most important things. 

One interesting find during the inspection of the "in law" suite was that no smoke detectors were installed in the furnished basement.That being said, this has me concerned about the potential quality of work that went into the rehab, and whether or not licensed contractors/personnel did the work?

Good luck finding a high quality agent who’s respected in their local market and also willing to give up half of their income to make your “deal” work.

Looking at current comps in the area for similar property type and quality positions this property to confidently be rented at $1450 per month.

Blink is an Amazon company and they have wireless, battery operated cameras with motion detection at a very high quality and relatively low cost.