He does a lot of BRRRR, flip, and hold between Pittsburgh and West Virginia and will surely know the Pittsburgh markets you are considering.

Please let me know your experiences and what to expect in terms of cost.Please and thank you!  

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

Real estate can be a powerful way to achieve both tax benefits and cash flow, and there are many strategies to fit your goals.

Purchase price: $280,000 Cash invested: $7,000 Light rehab, rent, and 30 month balloon to refinance.

The Bayfront project and University make West Chula Vista interesting.

For further reassurance, you could take their lease to a real estate lawyer and ask them to review it.Lastly, If you have any friends in the property management space, maybe you could buy their leases as well. 

My first attempts to get a loan ended in some pretty humbling experiences (getting laughed out of a couple of banks due to zero credit history).Fast forward to today, and after building up some credit, a stronger W-2, and a solid professional background, I’m finally back in West Palm Beach, Florida, looking to make my first deal happen.

Quote from @Craig Poindexter: I have been Cited and Fined by the Cleveland Municipal Housing Court. 

I would make sure you’re able to analyze deals, know market rents for similar properties (and see what you can do to outperform), and understand the costs of the deal from the financial side.