Preferably in the Philadelphia area.

That means the facilitator of the deal (I prefer that term over "Broker" because of the negative connotations that the terms brings to the investors.)  

By the way, the owner would prefer not to have a 'for sale' sign out front to keep intruders away...Thoughts?

Here is an overview of the features that I am looking for in a property. 2-3 bedroom 1.5-2 bathroomsNorth of 56th street, east of Michigan road...preferably with the 465 loop. 

You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

Craigslist prefers people posting locally, so it my get deleted by their system if it sees a Florida account posting in Texas for example. 

You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

Maybe you can further narrow down which niche you guys would like to pursue and in which market.

My family has been here for multiple generations and has always been very involved in the area, including on the real estate front, so I have deep roots in and love for the place, and come by my interest in real estate honestly :-) Professionally, I'm an interior designer specializing in high end residential design for successful, busy professionals, and aging-in-place/universal/accessible design, for those who either need it now or (preferably) want to plan ahead, just in case, knowing that at least 68% of us will be disabled in some way eventually, or who know they have some health issues for which they know they will eventually need to make some modifications to their homes if they want to continue to live there. 

Most definetly, looking for rehabs preferably.