View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.This is a highly sought after neighborhood in our city.

Have you spoken to any credit unions in your neighborhood? 

Find properties that are in up and coming neighborhoods or at least neighborhoods with little crime.

I wouldn’t really ask what is the best way to invest, but more along the lines of what is the best way to invest that fits you.

@Chris Martino thanks Chris your from my neighborhood I’m from south Philly .. sent you a connect .

Each city has some not so good areas but for the most part the neighborhoods in Cove are better than similar ones in K-town.

If you dont plan to live there, or own it in an LLC, conventional is the only way to go, FHA wont touch it. 3) Philly is very neighborhood specific, so make sure you know your streets and blocks, because they can go from "A" to "D" within a few blocks.

a house hack would be an ideal but it all depends if we will be able to find a solid property in a good neighborhood ( because of my little ones.. ). if we are not able to find in a decent neighborhood then we will only be investing.

After 12 to 24 months, these new residents will be looking to buy, and that is the point at which the mid-range housing market will feel the most pressure.For real estate investors, this news means that it might not be a bad idea to invest in multi-family units, as well as holding onto any fix and flip homes as rentals for a couple of years to see what happens to the prices in their investment neighborhood.

It's 98 years old, and not in the best neighborhood , so I took that to mean a Class C, but with little if any deferred maintenance.