I assured the property manager over and over that there would be compensation for them if the owner sells to me, but I don't know how far that will fly.I presented him with two options...1) I pay him full market value for the house on favorable owner financed terms.

When selling a house that had a fire, I over-disclose: I not only tell them it had a fire but show them all my documentation from he city, contractors and inspectors to assure them that everything has been taken care of and that the property is "good to go." 

A lot of folks think just saying I want to buy in Katy assures high property values and the much sought after Katy school district.

I raised this issue to them, and they responded quickly apologizing for the mistake and assuring me they would credit me the difference in the next draw.While the response times have been prompt and the resolutions satisfactory, the issues I've run into with RPM are illustrating the downsides of using large property management companies.

Though it may be easier for you to find the gig, let me assure you, there's nothing easy about the job, and you will be juggling multiple tasks everyday.

Rest assured there are deals for all types of investors all over the place, the city of Pittsburgh included.Please feel free to reach out to me at your leisure.

Most people want some type of assurance that they aren't dealing with a hack, and that there is some form of redress if things go haywire.

@Mike D'Arrigo:Yes exactly what i was thinking. it cant be that easy or else everyone would be doing it haha by no means am i planning on rushing into anything though, so rest assured that wont be the case. but it seems like a market to be looked at just because rentals are so apparent there and the prices of the homes are cheap and the rents are pretty decent, making the potential cashflows pretty appealing...my main concern, as you said, would be the quality of the tenant, which would mostly be college students. on the other hand, my thought is that those tenants wouldn't be the ones paying for the rent directly...it would more then likely be their parents, which gives me a little bit of confidence as no parent wants their kid to get evicted during the school year

But he was assured by the seller it was no longer needed.

The heir has assurance from the mortgage co. that they will accept $180k (although balance is about $280k).