@cWill Gaston has alot of college rentals he may have some experience.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

From my experience I would avoid it as a seller unless I was getting a large down payment, a larger purchase price, or a higher than market interest rate. 

I've done it, and so I believe I can say something useful about it.You mention in your profile that you have 20 years of experience as a contractor.

What is the practical process for getting permits for rehab properties?

I have previous entrepreneurial experience.

Now, for those specializing in this with the experience of 150 transactions behind them, they probably have the knowledge, experience to make it work and to limit the problems of it ends up in court.  

In my experience, there are a lot of houses in Pittsburgh that need TLC and the initial closing cost are appealing, but a lot of those projects end up needing a huge cost in renovations and then once it goes back on the market, you're unable to get the value you need to make the profit you want.

In my experience the fire wall between town homes is usually constructed using concrete block. 

Hi,Does any have experience with increasing the rent to the max allowed for an existing cithfheps NYC tenant?