We have the down payment and access to cash for the renovation - but getting a conventional mortgage would be tricky because we had to walk away from a mortgage in 2008 (surprise, surprise) and it took the bank until 2013 to finalize the paperwork - hence, our waiting period is until 2020.But the deal is NOW! 

There is this auction coming up for a ultra luxury beach house/ranch direct access to the sand.

Thus the market for rent is set by what people can afford to pay without being able to access credit and borrow.

People speak bad of the area but its quick access to the outdoors and a beautiful countryside.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guidesThe site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

I’m open to all info

At some point developers pushed all of the low income housing into just a few blocks.

check that nothing is blocking water shut off valve in garage and water heater too.We check there are no extra pets

H Jay,I would say the pros of having your license outweigh the cons because it represents additional revenue streams for your business and of course full access to comps etc.

Harrisburg is a good cash flowing market, but it is very block by block in the city limits.