@Dana Burns Find the recorded Assignment of Mortgage, listing the seller as the current assignee

I've been burned by unlicensed handymen in the past, even those referred from a friend.

But this is you trying to get feedback on analysis, not really looking to buy this property with your money burning a hole in your pocket, so I'll skip most of my usual line.I'm coming at this as a local investor in western PA with a portfolio largely consisting of SFR acquired below this price level, at about this age.

I think my rent is now 10-15% below what they would rent it for if I were new off the street, and if my landlord were to raise it all in a year, it’d be a bit of a bitter pill to swallow and burn some good will; it would certainly send me at least looking for another place.$650 / $500 = 1.3For those 2 tenants, you’re wanting a 30% increase in what they pay in rent.$650 / $425 = 1.53For that one stable tenant, you want a 50+% increase in what they pay in rent. 

Someone must pay enough taxes to prevent the county from filing a foreclosure, because that public filing will bring all kinds of unwanted interest either from Citi or from other tax sale investors who will contact Citi. 

Does the guarantee burn off at some point in the primary term of the lease?

i'm really hungry to buy my 1st property (live and flip) by feb 2020 as a goal. i was on a roll earlier this year, but just got burned out checking dozens of houses in person every weekend. would love to know if i'm reaching here based on the details of the deal. it misses all the guidelines (aka 1% rule, 70% purchase) so just trying to have people keep me honest.goal is to live and flip. back up exit is to rent it out. this would be my 1st property so huge learning step for melisted price: 225kpurchase price: 207kno major updates except some minor fixing/upgrading that would cost about 10k (dad's the general contractor)based on recent comps (provided by agent): arv around 235k maybe 240-245krent for similar: $1800-1900 (pushing it)i'd live here for at least a year, put down 10%the really big positive (i think) is that the property is in a desirable school districti can try to provide as much details as possible.thanks.

I have used the Burns company out of Cheyenne and I know they have other offices around SE Wyoming.

Replace a burned electrical cord on a 220 electric hot water heater. 

I prefer the higher risk, greater reward of syndications, but those certainly have their drawbacks as well.I got burned buying REITs back in 2006, so given where we are in the market cycle, I'm personally not a fan.All that said, I am in favor of diversifying whatever your real estate strategy.