I'm not sure what counties in PA they cover, the NJ site has all of NJ. 

If you need help on the topic of finding and interviewing contractors, I cover it extensively in my last book. 

sorry, I built him a covered patio at cost 

I'll post my rentals on Craigslist just to cover my bases, but usually only get one or two responses at best.

., but 30 years is a long time...however you have to be prepared for the possibility that the rents could go down and not cover the mortgage (not too likely in my opinion) or the vacancy factor could go up and you again may not be able to cover the mortgage.Lastly if we have another crash in values and it goes down under what you owe then your $35k equity could disappear.These scenarios could cause you to  end up giving it back to the bank and ruin you credit thru no fault of your own.

The key will be if the sellers will cover their commission.A local bank will only look at this property.

The workshops cover various subjects from financing, wholesaling,, estimating repairs etc. http://dallasreig.com/ This group meets once a week on Saturday during the lunch hour.

We'll sell the property w/ a home owners warranty that covers the mechanicals. 

You might get to live there and rent out the other 3 covering most of your mortgage so that is one aspect of it to consider just over a straight investment.I would be looking at a historical perspective over the last 10 years with rent growth and value of the property.

The backyard is covered with trash and debri.