I would in a normal course of a rehab replace cast iron lines on the interior of the home and basement if they are accessible and if I already have a plumber there doing work as those are cheap and easy to replace at that time.

That's an overstep of your licensure which agents do ALL THE TIME.

Several had mint green walls with dark brown trim, and hardwood floors that hadn’t seen love in a very long time.

One area where I could use some advice is turning over tenants.

It really is worth the money and even time, if you're serious about building a STR company!  

I did one deal with a realtor and one without that was directly with Oxford. 

Hello Folks, I am fairly new to RE Investing , Currently own one SFR in memphis area and looking to explore some new areas.I recently got a job for a Michigan based company so exploring this as I may visit there every 6 months or so ! 

HI StuartThanks for the detailed reply.Part of the research process for me is posting in the forums and hearing a variety of responses, since many times online sources are just promotion of services that solve a problem related to the search term.

Philadelphia has long been recognized as one of the most difficult cities to engage in business. 

We’ll get there, one deal at a time!