Keep in mind the housing stock is olders (100+ yrs) and as such needs a repair budget to match.

In our case, it was a young professional family with 1-2 children and maybe a dog who care about high quality schooling and a family-friendly home and neighborhood.  

I guess my question is whether there is good way to figure out who the owner of the property is since it's empty and not on the market.Another possible option is a distressed property, with a rehabbed interior and a sad exterior/ roof/ yard on Byrom St that has been on the market for 4 months with price drops, and up until last week had a giant tree hanging over it which was just removed.

He says he knows they will take less and after his inspections says it should need less than 10k- 15k in repairs mainly flooring and a bat issue in the attic (??) 

Hi BP,I am still searching for a PM and a GC in the Philly area to get the investing business started.Any referrals will be highly appreciated. 

With that said I typically make it to the Brandon TBREIA, Lakeland Flip savage, PCREIA, and occasionally the exchange meeting, Larry's Monday night meeting, TBREIA main meeting, SERIA, and a few others. 

Its a 2/1 and a 1/1 with a basement, seperate drives with a garageI think I know what property you are talking about.  

Hello Everyone,My name is Fernando Reyes.  I am fairly new to BP and this is my first time posting in any threads.  From other discussions I've read, it appears that everyone is really here to help each other out so I...

Then 2008 happened and as a realtor in his early 20s with no established business, I found employment elsewhere.

I started investing in real estate three years ago: I have a 4-unit complex and a vacation rental, and both are doing well.