My strategy that I'm interested in is buy and hold.

Hello Brett, do you need insurance on these properties?

Any advice on some good strategies that are currently working in and around Philly?

Thanks Hi Seidy, like others have mentioned, this is not an advisable strategy in 99.9% of circumstances.

Neither - these are not beginner strategies

Roofstock.com walked me through the deal providing the agent, lender, management and insurance references.

My insurance and property taxes are also set up in this manner. 

.)- Financial Services (you (owner) should think about what you want the PM to handle, if it is everything from paying bills to insurance procurement to P&L statements then ask that, if you don't want the PM so heavily involved in financials and just more on the surface level of the operations of the property then that is okay too!

Yes, that is the original house hacking strategy, but it really only works well if you've built up enough equity over the time you lived in the first one to depart and end up no money in when you refi.

Understanding and monitoring your occupancy rate is key to maximizing earnings, as it indicates property performance and influences pricing and marketing strategies.