December 2020 Housing Market Update: The Philadelphia Metro rebounded from COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, as buyer demand and record-low interest rates pushed the region to a record-high yearly median sales price.The year marked the highest yearly median sales price for homes in the Philadelphia Metro ($271.5K, +10.8%).

When a city or region is experiencing all three, your real estate investment is swimming with the current rather than against.

We have Amazon building a 4,000,000 Sq Ft distribution facility which is the largest Amazon center in a 5 state region and Amazon bought two more commercial properties.

The trick is to go with a smaller regional bank where they know who you are.

Thanks for your replies.This is in Austin,TX region where I am told putting 2% as Earnest money (400K * 2% = $8K) is quite common to show the buyer is serious... and also Inspection-waiver clause is something that I have known few friends have done to win an offer.With the several hail storms over the years in that region, @Theresa Harris, @Jaron Walling There are no current leaks, but 3 separate roof contractors have suggested to replace the roof immediately (all of them could be biased)...

Personally, I sold my home in LA to focus on one region.

Maybe it  is regional but it is still a thing where I am from.  

Hopefully, someone is able to speak to GA specifically, but you should at the very least be able to get a hearing for the amount owing (if not the termination of tenancy) things have slowed down lately..but also moved online in most regions so you should be able to have something within 30 days.

Am looking for creative financing in INdy region as well - did you end up having any luck?

I suppose it's possible that technology improvements could improve efficiency of disparate asset management; however, there will still be inefficiency imbedded in scattered unit ownership because each unit will have a unique cost structure.With respect to your prior experience with Citivest, I am not familiar with that firm, so I cannot comment on its business plan; however, I was managing a large portfolio of REO for a large regional bank on the east coast during the Great Recession.