Having done this business mainly on my own, it would be awesome to connect with people who share similar interests and close some deals/JV with.Thanks!

People invest in all classes of neighborhoods and do just fine, as long as they know what they are getting into and have proper expectations. 

I just want to see how it's worked for people who have actually gone through it. 

Michael, check out furnishedfinder.com/statsType in your zip code and you’ll get a good bit of data on what people are looking for.Then, I would go on furnishedfinder.com and look around as if you were wanting to rent a MTR yourself.

Some people swear by his program.

Typically the people who arbitrage properties are operating complex's with 10+ units at a time. 

Type doesn't matter.What gets people confused sometimes are the terms "like kind" and "qualified use". 

I only ask, because most people are not sitting on $400k cash (obviously this is just my example) to effectively buy a new house without a mortgage.  

Get the people who are potentially making the decision to give you more details and specifically what it would take to get it done.

"Best" means different things to different people and Philly is filled with MANY neighborhoods to choose from.