It's far more effective for me to simply cast a wider net than it is to beat my head on the same rock hoping that the 6th time I do it I won't get a headache!

I've personally attended the Central Ohio Real Estate Entrepreneurs Association and Columbus Property Investors Association meetups before.

Hi,I actually use the same lease on my condo rental that I use on my fourplex units and just fill in a few blanks differently (like what the rent covers, for example).The key difference for me is that I have an addendum of condo association rules and policies that is incorporated by reference in the lease. 

The single family are the bread and butter for us and generate a great cash flow with very little head ache.

That is required by the association.

It's important to figure out what your business strategy is, and what your value-add proposition is.I know that folks have been successful in each one of these niches in Philly real estate, just depends on what you are looking to do (in no particular order and just off the top of my head, I'm sure that I'm leaving a bunch out): low-income rentals, luxury rentals, flips, vacant land speculation, new construction, section 8/PHA rentals, wholesaling, wholetailing, bird dogging, turn key sales, property management, construction management, financing expert, zoning expert, title expert, business procedure consulting, hard money lending, seller financing, buying subject-to, syndicating deals, 1031 exchange scout, retail sales, etc.Personally, I've set up a pretty decent rental portfolio over the last few years, that's what made sense for my investing goals and setup. 

There are self-storage associations that can help with that.Finally, not to be mean, but why buy anything in New York State when it is losing population.

I know a ton of great team leads or head brokers across the country, and their biggest problem is finding quality agents, not finding enough business. 

I own a fee simple townhouse (No Homeowners Association).

My hope is to work with the group to close a deal there, while also keeping my eyes open for local opportunities and heading up the next project out here.