I always asked first, and never had a landlord refuse.It drove me nuts that I had no idea how many copies of the keys to my current front door were floating around in the world.

A lot of maintenance issues are repeated again and again on all the properties a PMC manages.So, a PMC has pretty good idea of what many issues cost.

.: Quote from @Don Solt: Hi folks, As the topic states I'm looking to learn everything I can about the City of Philadelphia and its real-estate market.

Your idea to begin with wholesaling and then expand into rental properties is exciting! 

There are programs to find solds so that would be a good idea but an agent can pull directly from the MLS.

Another idea that we have been exploring is using the cash value of whole life insurance funds for emergencies. 

Some ideas I've considered:Equity Buyout: Having another investor or my partner buy out my 40% equity.Seller Financing: Selling my equity and offering seller financing to the buyer.Selling the Property: Liquidating the property entirely and splitting the proceeds.Does anyone have experience with situations like this?

I love the idea of flipping houses and I love finding good deals.

I wish you the best of luck but your idea if scaling is severely flawed. 

I would caution on having a high deductible / inadequate coverage policy with a property in Athens.Dan, a comment you made that I don't concur with is the cap ex on a new build of 300/month, unless it was a low quality builder (I have no idea who the builder on this property is).