These platforms offer valuable insights and a supportive community.Local Real Estate Meetups: Attend meetups and local REI (Real Estate Investors) clubs.

The Pittsburgh area, especially the South Hills, can indeed offer some great opportunities.As you embark on this journey, here are a few tips and resources to help you get started:Education is Key: Since you're a data guy, you're in luck!

These small successes will build your confidence and skills over time while not taking any unnecessary risks.Use Online Resources: Websites like YouTube and home improvement blogs offer step-by-step guides and tutorials for almost any project you can think of.

The typical example I see where I can accept a tenant with low scores is this.

I know of several 10-20unit in the Cleveland area that offer great cash flow and a good tenant base.

This deal was sourced through New Western and was sold as a 24 hour highest & best offer.

Common equity often offers great returns, but during market corrections of 20-30%, your position becomes vulnerable.

There is a difference in the hit someone's credit takes if they are behind in payments or they are in foreclosure so offering to buy the property before it goes into foreclosure does help the owner to some degree and it is not claiming to help them stay in the house. 

Nests are typically marked off with 4 wooden stakes and have plastic / caution tape wrapped around the posts.  

Its typically about 3500- 4500 for the avg roof ( 25 sq or so ) there.