They have 4 kids, have never paid a day in 24months, pay their utilities on time, house is always spotless and the outside is always picked up.

I started outside but I think next time I rather would start going inside....rough sketching the floorplan and then using that like a punch list markup to capture all the things. 5.  

No idea how long they have been on the market I drive periodically hoping to catch a neighbor outside to ask. 

Land is pretty readily available in the city of Philadelphia, but outside the city it gets a little trickier.

They have 4 kids, have never paid a day in 24months, pay their utilities on time, house is always spotless and the outside is always picked up.

If you are worried about keeping up with your current plan for rentals, there are plenty of alternative options outside of conventional lending (private lending or hard money loans, etc) that may work for you.

Locals were actually holding signs and picketing outside the Board of Commissioners office, lobbying that they "do something" about our "housing crisis."

Your best bet is to try areas outside of the 285 perimeter or go direct to seller.

That's why I buy just outside of Montrose where the rents are similar, but the prices are 1/2. 

Feel free to DM me. a plug for Oregon - it is a place where year round you can be outside exploring and enjoying nature, so so many places to go and see - world class food....