I'm thinking of offering $450K (cash and bank loan), make improvements as leases end, and then refi and increase rents as necessary.

Another consideration is that if you do a 1031 exchange back out of CA the state is a "claw-back" state so CA will try to get their capital gains eventually.

Hi,I'd love to hear success stories from investors in the Pittsburgh area! 

Youre limited to whatever the max credit for your loan is.

@Samantha Stephens my experience is the property is only available for those will OO to bid on during this period.

I have had a lot worse and never been forced to replace it to get insurance.  

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I think this would make sense in the long run for the rental property as it will extend the life of everything it touches like the Sink, faucets, showers, water heater, dishwasher, and Clothes washer while also providing clean drinking water in addition to the reverse osmosis drinking water system I already have installed.The main problem with this hardness level is that we get a major deposit buildup on all of these items, which will eventually clog up the faucets for tenants and lead to rusty shower enclosures that take forever to clean.In addition to this, it looks like we could likely have the salt added every couple of months by the property managers in addition to that it would allow for a quick inspection from them, and then also we would instead bill the cost of the service onto the ledger for the tenants.For reference, it does not look like the landlords in the area have water softeners.Thank you everyone for your input ahead of time.