Since some listing agents are lazy and don't care to do that stuff, it's been my experience that the tenants will probably be taken by surprise when you show up with your agent to look :)And sometimes the tenants are just uncooperative for showings, so don't be surprised if that occurs.

Some do not care for updates and just wanna leave stuff how it is.

If a home is well cared for and it sounds like it is from your post.

.- My other business offers a comprehensive alternative for health care.

Be careful.

I will definitely do any future expansion carefully.

I'm hoping REI will enable me to slowly transition out of the crazy long hours and travel I endure now in to something a little more stable and predictable so I can pick and choose my jobs more carefully to stay local and hopefully one day have a family.

You might find some stuff on Craigslist, but be careful there, and always do your due diligence.If you have the time and resources to find-and-fix properties then driving around and/or wholesalers are two of the best ways to go.

Sounds like they don't care to find the real answer.

I'd also recommend setting up one for "Pennsylvania" "Trenton" and "New Jersey" so you'll be informed when people talk about the areas you care about.