I'm right down the road in Round Rock Jonathan.  

You rock!

If not - you hire a 5-star management company with 10,000+ doors under management.  

It really depends on your strategy if it is buy and hold Pittsburgh is a great investment market but if you want to quickly flip some properties while it can be done in our market there are others out there where you can buy low and sell high on a larger level.I know two markets really well one being Pittsburgh since I sell and invest in this market the other being Phoenix because I used to live there, some of the homes there where selling for 300%+ more before the market hit rock bottom and it is a highly desirable area that I am sure will rebound big time.

The odds are decent that the speculative play doesn't happen in your timeframe, so I would be rock solid sure about the operating profit of the venture.Personally, I think that banking on appreciation in a couple or few years (as stated) is highly speculative.

Rock on!

and thanking my lucky stars) in 6 days . 

Account Closed, you guys ROCK!  

You might as well get strayed and star learning!

It's a hard read as it's about as exciting as the inner workings of a rock but the information is very accurate.