That's extremely high for most areas in PHL...

In this area it's extremely rare to find a condo without an HOA's, unless the complex is wholly owned by one individual/company.

It is extremely difficult to get proficient in an area without having trustworthy "boots on the ground". 

I tend not to do well with extreme climates...but I also am willing to make sacrifices to better the chances of success in my dream to have a successful real estate business, if all goes well, I can live anywhere right? 

What that ignores is the fact that those extremes are one week out of the year and the rest of the year the weather is mild and lovely.

Now the chances of your blog getting seen is extremely difficult.

I should add that this house is on a great lot in an extremely desirable area, so much so, even if the short sale couldn't work investment-wise, I'd move in myself...Thank you in advance for reading and your advice.

Welcome Julie, I came extremely close to joining FB. 

.- Marketing tied into our website makes listing a property on our website extremely easy: upload photos, narrative, click "Publish for Rent" in Propertyware, it is up on our listings page on our website.- Accepting e-payments from tenants, direct deposits for owners, all within Propertyware.

Easy, fun and extremely profitable if you find a diamond.