As long as the lender can finance in the state that you want to buy in, then work with them.

I am a new real-estate investor looking at flipping properties in a higher end neighborhood.

You can quickly see why looking at this graph - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/buying-vs-renting-house-in-...You can see how in 2015 the average mortgage was cheaper than the average rent, so it was easier to make the math work with light value add and just buying single family homes.

Why did you choose to invest in the South and not in Pittsburgh itself?

@David MartinezA quick search on furnishedfinder.com shows a bunch of available midterm rentals in that area so you can use those to help guide your price and strategy.

. $30k in reserves seems a bit high since you already have $650k in reserves.

I hope things go better for you in the future. 

Hey Derrick, I have a lot of experience in Detroit.

In 2008 a friend of mine spend $300,000 to buy 100 houses in Detroit.  

@Isaac Hanai I am a multi-family agent and multi-family investor in St.