I live at least six blocks from the nearest grocery store, which means that, on foot, it takes me almost 20 minutes to get there.

I'm always hesistant to damage my relationship with my PM, because being 3000 miles away, i'm really at their mercy.

This makes it difficult to find comps and I don't know if it makes sense to flip a house in a neighborhood where after rehab, your house will be the nicest, and most expensive house on the block.

The amenities continue to improve and there are still several massive public/private initiatives in the works like the Hostess block and the East-Central plan. 

I know that somehow they caused the damage but I can’t prove it with video evidence or anything like that.

Give us dates before “prime season” and block the dates ahead of time?

Know values of houses in every block of the area you're looking at. 

South Richmond can be very block by block so unless you are familiar with the area or have boots on the ground I recommend looking elsewhere, as others have mentioned.

It's very neighborhood specific and even block specific. 

A huge factor in your decision should be location, Philly is considered to be very block by block.