My main focus is to help her out but if there is a way I can get a rental property out of this it would be a win win.

I design and sell mainly cabinets and counters.

That is mainly because my mother is a 1% stake holder in my company.

Just tell them you are a real estate investor who buys property in bulk mainly for immediate resale.

What are some of the main differences with landlording in Philly vs outside of Philly in PA? 

There are two main routes you can go: owner occupied - advantages include, lower down-payment, easier to recover from mistakes, easier to manage property, lowered living expensesinvestment property - needs a larger down payment but will cash flow right away, management can a little harder but you can get property management, it will also be harder to get a loan but at the same time easier to buy properties that need repairs.If we want lets link up.

To my understanding, the main stream of income generally comes from leasing it out to a single tenant for an extended period of time.My question is, instead of leasing directly to a tenant, would an owner of an investment property consider selling their rental rights for a fixed amount to a short-term rental manager?

Mainly once a realtor hears investor it seems like they feel you are going to waste their time.  

As we all know challenges arise that were not figured in the original scope and I ran into two main problems.1.

There's a good chance that applicants on McDaniel street are drug dealers or prostitutes, because that's the main drag, so, you might have to deal with letter from the police, telling you that they might seize your house, if you don't evict the tenant, if they've caught them in criminal activity.