Where does Pennsylvania and more specifically Philadelphia fall on this spectrum?

@Ronald LopezI feel like real estate is so broad and encompasses so many different things that you can have a career in almost anything and that skill will help you be a good real estate investor.You like myself are accountants - we can understand real estate from a business standpoint(P&L, Cash flow etc).Real Estate agents deal with real estate all the time and should know what is a good deal and what isin'tContractors should be able to see what is wrong with a property and estimate what the rehab costs should be.With that said - you should bring your skill to the table and hire people on items that you are not good at.

@Carleen unfortunately you're mentioning some broad ideas here which don't really apply to this situation.

Go broad on your sq ft. 

The use of "negligence" in your prospective tenant's language counter is much to broad of a term and leaves too much open to interpretation, confusion and liability on your end in the event of a dispute (which will happen).

People are more apt to respond to a personal request, rather than a broad plea for support.Dear Mr.

Hi All,I have a fairly broad question looking for insight backed with reasoning from your personal experiences.

That's such a broad question that you're unlikely to get a response.

Trying to figure out where it lies on the spectrum between "war zone" and "solid working-to-middle class".

The lower end of the spectrum you go, the more time intensive it becomes.