The other part of my response is it depends on the business model you want to use. 

PGH has some great neighborhoods, but it also has some very, very rough neighborhoods (and some areas that are OK, but which may become rougher over the next 5-10 years).At its root, your question is whether you, as a first-time investor, should buy an OOS property in a C or D area because the property cashflows well on paper.This is one of the most commonly discussed topics on the forums; here’s my response taken from a previous thread:Usually, "new investor" and "out of state" don't mix.

I don't need to live in town for rapid response LE help, but would like to be close enough to town for dating, etc.

You are effectively paying a premium for someone else's work, and taking on all their risk, so I would make sure to understand as much of the risk as possible.What an informative response!

Building a solid foundation through knowledge and experience is key in the world of real estate and the community is here to help you with any questions you might have.

You will always need the OTAs to help you build and refresh your email list but over time the dependency will shrink and you’ll create a solid independent direct booking business.

I think your numbers on rents are solid, depending on where they are you could see 795, but conservative underwriting at 695 is right on track.

It is possible to qualify for multiple mortgages using the house hacking strategy each year with a solid W2.

If you go out of state make sure you spend lots of time building up a solid team before you buy your first property.

Sorry for long winded response.