Appraiser was unable to locate any permits online or in the normal course of business that could verify permitted use. ** Will need to verify with City Of Philadelphia that subject property is legally permissible to be used a as 2 unit multi-family home in order to proceed **"It appears that they are requiring the use-permit to be updated to two-family prior to close?

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Regular banks have some good HELOC deals, online lenders are quick and easy, and hard money lenders are speedy but pack a punch with higher rates and shorter terms, more for quick money needs.

Of course lets back it up with proof. https://airbnb.com/h/modernmadridhttps://airbnb.com/h/mtm1316bhttps://airbnb.com/h/tropicallvhttps://airbnb.com/h/stmt168https://airbnb.com/h/1320ekarileeFrom the calendar, you can see that the booking is strong, everything is booked.

(this is the house hack option for people who do not like sharing ;) And of course, if you go full solar, most localities and power companies offer many kickbacks if you do decided to have the main power connected as well.Modulars are insanely affordable, quaint, and built well with tons of options. 

For example near a hospital or near college campuses.I will also give a different opinion to Luan's - finding a home that looks like it has few repairs (for low CapEx), or newly renovated, is very challenging with traditional sources online.

I am wondering if someone could teach me or tell me some fundamentals on evaluating properties, what cost to expect when buying a rental property,  and how to determine rents from something other than the online sites.

So more risk means a higher projected return (but of course also increased chance of not achieving it).

There are other problems too, of course, like old windows, foundation issues, etc. but those usually stand out.

Consider specific courses and certifications for real estate investment.