The later is least likely.Most (suburb) Heights have Point of Sale, educate yourself on this.Search James Wise Neighborhood Grade blog to understand different Neighborhood grades.CoC is an interesting metric, it may look great or terrible on paper because of the assumptions you make.

Count on them moving out and spreading negative info to other tenants.Why would you hire the seller to manage when they admitted they are terrible at rasing rents?

Crime is terrible .

Just look at Houfy (terrible name BTW).

Also be wary of his terrible credit and the effect it can have on her. 

I am analyzing my first deal and either it's a really terrible deal (it isn't, at least not to the extent the calculator shows where my expenses increase and my equity decreases over time) or I am not using it right.

Regarding the idea of giving the contractor access to the account -- yes, it would be a terrible idea if I did not know them.

Feels like Philly is really picked over for smaller investors :( I have hope for Kensington/Harrowgate in the future, still seems too terrible to take the risk, but worth keeping an eye on the area. 

If it was visibly deteriorated and he didn't note it, there may be a "case" there, but I would be shocked if he didn't have an errors and omissions section in his report covering him for this.I have seen some terrible home inspectors, and some who note every tiny issue like the house was trashed.

Since tenant didn't provide adequate move out notice (asked for a 60 day extension and 14 days before end of original lease said oh never mind, pm didn't get extension signed so we had to incur a large vacancy cost with only two weeks to advertise-we know they are terrible and there contract releases them if responsibility).