This gets' your feet wet, forces you to stay on top of local real estate laws and gives you experience with buyers, sellers, landlords and rentals.

Also prefer not to do while wet so the city doesn't get on to you for tracking mud into the streets.   

Having a code on your side is good and all.... but doesnt mean they will cough up any $$$

It's a great way to get your feet wet without a ton of stress. 

It is a great opportunity for me to get my feet wet and have a nice positive cash flow.A follow up question, if I may?  

My name is Chase and I am a long-time BiggerPockets lurker looking to get my feet wet in the Pittsburgh RE market.

This is my first time on the website and I am just trying to get my feet wet with all of this real estate investing and I am very curious and excited.

I’m thinking of targeting:* San Antonio, TX as my first investment area* A LTR single-family house (minimal to no rehab), I’ve done the STR once and it did not go well (primarily due to my ignorance)* I like the idea of jumping in at a lower price point of entry to get my feet wet again* If all goes well, then I’d like to accelerate and look to acquire more properties* Putting together my team (realtor, property manager, etc.).

If it were me, I would do my part first (advise tenant to file police report and provide you with a copy of it; secure the keys NOW, ban sister from property, repair property damage) - and then persuade your sister that she really doesn't look very good in orange so she should cough up some damages and make this right. 

Dry wall, wet insulation and rotted joist.