Two Organizations if you are buying in Philadelphia that a must join;Diversified Investors Group (This REIA is connected to the Greater Philadelphia Market and has 5 Sub Group Meetings in Philadelphia Alone)HAPCO - Philadelphia's Landlord Association Advocate - Landlord Eviction Program, Education and Sourcing where to go and how to do in Philadelphia Landlording.CDC's,  RCO's & or Neighborhood Associations - It is no longer by Zip Code sourcing deals in Philadelphia anymore it is by neighborhood designation.

It's in the State Sanitary Code.

Decide how much money you have access to, & the zip codes, city or state you want to focus on.

@Alex Silang I am not claiming to be an expert but I think your best bet would be to look for a turnkey provider in a place conveniently close to you and see if they would be willing to give you a role in what they do - maybe doing something you are already good at, so they benefit, and in return you see and learn what they do.I am suggesting this because in my line of work there are many many people with academic and theoretical knowledge but they often haven't ever really applied any of it.

Should I sell the current home and buy a new one to take advantage of the tax benefit again?

Do any of you guys look at Vegas code enforcement data?

Meeting, weather "mandatory" or not are for YOUR benefit as well as the brokerage. 

Washtenaw is higher taxes but more desirable, Monroe is cheaper in taxes with 90% of the same benefits as the other. 

You are required to live in the property for three years in order to reap the benefit of the 50% mortgage.

And that can be a problem with older houses that do not have 100% up to code with newer builds.