Keep in mind, the transactional costs of selling a property in Philadelphia with the high transfer taxes and brokerage fees (althoug these are expected to be reduced in light of the landmark NAR settlement that occurred yesterday), adds additional transactional costs, especially in instances where the home was purchased as recently as last year as is the case with your home.

The area is more rural, however it’s a desirable vacation destination and we offer a high end farmhouse retreat experience.

Had our son in high school help out landscaping, running skidsteer, putting up signage, clean out units, run software, etc.  

Over our 10+ years in the industry we have seen data that there is an almost unlimited high-end profit margin, but we also feel there is a relatively untapped and large inventory of lower profit flips available that most investors are not focusing on (that have multiple risk mitigation measures in place as well).Our goal is to find the balance of profit, risk, and consistency.

Also, planning to use the other side of the unit as short term rental.Any advise which could make this more seamless would be highly appreciated!! 

If you are interested in investing out of state I highly recommend that you build a strong team in your chosen location.

Start complaining and take it as high up as you need to go until these brokerages take you seriously. 

As this would be in NYC the price point is very high so it makes a massive difference.

In the recent transactions Iv dealt with high rises Iv seen many special assessments in place for reconstruction of elevators and other contributing factors.

There's so many catalysts for population and job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide Hospital, etc).