When assessments come up you have paid X% less for the house in the eyes of the assessor.Example: Expecting to pay 200KOffer: 188K and buyer pays agent commissions.Assessor when figuring out rolls: Oh the house sold for 188KObviously only works with cash as if you are financing you most likely don't have the extra to bring to closing, but it could work if you had a chunk.

I've definitely found myself drawn to these properties and managed to pull my eyes away because I'm not sure war zone investing is the way to go.

The 2nd unit was incorporated into the main home allowing a new structure to be built on the large lot.

Our issue revolves mostly around the negligent which is impossible and impractical to catch with cameras on the property.

I’d be happy to catch up sometime to share notes as I’m newer to the scene as well and always looking to share ideas and stories.

It is an unfortunate catch 22.

One major problem with this proposed law is that if your tenants are paycheck-to-paycheck and they miss a paycheck due to the virus and therefore don't pay rent, they will never be able to catch up on the rent.

@Sean Sloop the catch must be that it is 1.5% for the listing, but you still need the commission for the buyers agent so add on the typical 2.7-3% buyer’s commission and they are at 4.2%-4.5%.

Ended offering two options to the tenant:1 year lease with $100 increase to catch up with market rates that went up significantly since last year. $25 min increases once its time to renew the lease again going forward.

Being from Pittsburgh, I was able to see a lot of hot neighborhoods shoot up in value like Lawrenceville and have an eye on a few more that I think could be big on cash flow surrounding the city.