Garfield is also appealing with their relatively low taxes but the price would have to bump to 200-300k at least. 

My interests primarily lie in buy and hold investment in multi-family properties.

I am under the impression that the appeal of a BRRRR is that you are able to pull all your money back out.

cadence/frequency of opportunities to shadow/ etc) If you're a RE investor, what would be appealing to you (and fair to me)?

I'm looking to do some relatively inexpensive upgrades to improve curb appeal. 

Even if everything else checks out, someone is lying.

I think 5% is pretty aggressive, however we normally do 300/unit/year for capex so you may be covered.Try to see if you can billback for city water/sewer and about lowering your taxes by filing an appeal. 

Then the assumption should have been that the owner and tenants are NOT TO BE TRUSTED.It's possible they were not purposely lying or otherwise deceiving you, but this is the real world--you must verify every detail of every deal, and realize it is the rare individual that will be more concerned with your best interests than you are.Why is there no mention in your post of a home inspection report? 

@Tim Rostro what is appealing to you about the property in PA? 

The lender would give you money based on a lie.