The lehigh valley is very close as you suggest and the rate of return is attractive.Lehigh Valley is big - have you narrowed down your search(Allentown, Bethlehem etc. )Take a weekend and visit the city just to feel it out.Please feel free to connect with me and ask me any questions that you have.

So now that I have conceded to this I just need to narrow it down to the right credit union based on fees vs interest rate. 

Narrowing it down to either condo or townhouse will help a lot with your search.  

Plus knowing the purchase price, appraised value and lease status of each would help.You definitely have options, just trying to narrow them down for you.

I'm currently trying to narrow down cities i'd like to invest in before building a team.

My next step is driving the properties to further narrow down parcels to focus on.I will wait with this narrowed list until about 1 week prior to auction to reach out to the county to confirm parcels are still available and have not been paid up.

very narrow niche  IE travelling nurses. and his client he rents from long term is not your average investor quite the opposite ..

Additionally, ask for references and contact previous clients to inquire about their experience working with the contractor.Conduct Interviews: Narrow down your list of potential contractors and schedule interviews with them.

@Tom Shallcross Do you have any experience narrowing the down payment while getting the rest from a commercial bank by chance?

Trying to narrow my list down to about 5 to bring in the realtor to do walk through.