And, I know there would have to be a broker in place for you to put your license at the company.It sounds like your best bet is to hang your license at a firm that allows you to manage on your own (which is what your original post was all about), but I don't personally know a company that's going to let you do that.Another feasible option is for your company to find a broker-for-hire that will serve at the principal broker for your company and let you hang your license there.  

For speculative buying, Brewerytown seems like a good bet especially if you find a deal along Girard Ave. 

conventional is probably my best bet for now, I'm just trying to educate my wife/partner as we go.  

@Joe Ellis  probably waste of time I bet they owe far more than 5k to bring it current

As stated above the REIN group is you best bet.

The explanation for the change was that a betting establishment cannot be on the same land parcel as an NFL stadium.  

I would bet that a majority of cases are lost by landlords over this one item.

I bet you like what you see.  

I'm a Boston area multi-family investor and its very tough to find good deals at this point in the cycle (my metrics are 8+ cap rate, 10%+ cash-on-cash return and 1.3+ DCR).Your best bet is to find out who the top broker is in your area in your asset class, take him or her to lunch and develop a relationship.  

The advantage of this is a safer bet because 5 people running the numbers and taking on the same risk would be smarter than a lone investor, and as can potentially buy into the properties if\when partners want to be bought out, or continue to work together on future properties.