We’ve been searching for a couple of months now, but we are facing challenges.It seems that everything on the market is being snapped up within less than a week by more experienced investors who can offer better terms.

I was thinking of possibly just doing a camp site set up of some kind.

Now, up to this point I had dealt with above average interest rates on properties listed for 220 - 280K.

You can use recent purchase price and go up to 75% LTV with 650+ fico if property is 70% occupied with no health and safety issues. 

See what they're charging for weeknights versus weekends, what their cleaning fees are, and how booked up their calendars are for these summer months. 

It was intended as a fix and flip, and our original exit strategy was reached. we bought with hard money then did a refi to convential because repairs became drawn out and rented for some cf to by is time. we ended up selling for 405,000 and our loan balance was 235,000.

hello, I'm looking to start my rental portfolio. can you recommend some up to coming neighborhoods in philly with good rental potential?

Once they come back to earth on pricing I am sure that will go back up. 

You will have to build back up your income to be lendable to get the best owner occupied rates from banks.

Fix up the house and sell it and put the equity gains into a multifamily house.