Account Closed My plumber is licensed, insured and bonded for the record.....It seems like a lot of people tend to disagree with your opinion quite frequently.  

Avoid ones who have frequently relocated and be weary of those with past evictions.

Your best approach is frequent attempted communication with the platform to learn what you can.  

Walk by the property frequently and you may get lucky catch the owners or contractors there ... basically, good, old fashioned detective work, which could actually be fun and highly educational for future acquisition skills even if this one doesn't work out for you (most don't, but if you keep trying then some do). 

If/when I decide to upgrade I would like to take advantage of a similar offer, but I'm not sure how frequently this type of discount becomes available.Thanks in advance for your input!

I can really only speak for California but I tend to avoid anything older that June 15, 1976 for a variety of reasons from safety, quality of construction, finance ability, resale, etc.

You may have more frequent turnover due to people outgrowing the house (less storage, less sft.), and you may have a smaller tenant pool, but they will rent and still provide a good ROI.

These loans are often the most expensive of traditional funding and frequently used for short term durations, such as a flip. 

On the team I work with, when someone can't show property - it frequently gets kicked out to the team, with a value the agent is going to pay for the help.

Public sewer and trash are other utilities that are frequently municipal utility services, and as such a tenant's failure to pay could lead to a lien against the property.Of special note in PA is natural gas service in the City of Philadelphia, because the gas supplier in Philadelphia is the municipal utility called PGW.