Waiting for appraisal and mortgage before I have a conversation with them. 

I’m a broker/owner of both a general brokerage firm and property management firm.My advice is to find an agent that is thoroughly invested in you, as a client and as a person, and understands your goals.

"Staying' in the home or 'moving in'You can't 1031 into a personal residence.

They want an “experienced “ person with me. 

I personally have lived in both..

I don't think it has anything to do with the size of the company but the smaller guy it is just his personality. 

@Arie Guerra you have a lot of personal information here open to the public at large.

Usually found within a niche - like industrial property reuse outside of Pittsburgh, or shopping center conversion to self storage.  

I could go on but i hate typing lol so if you are in town and would like to have coffee with us i would be happy to provide you with the answers to the testJeffery, this insight personally makes me a bit more intrigued by the option of investing in Reading.

This could easily be ALL your profit in the current environment... or if not all, a significant chunk if you are financing your purchases - which begs the conversation above about other investment routes.