I currently as a day job work for a farmland machinery company as an embedded software engineer (display screens for the machines).

The challenge for central coast is there's no large economic engine to drive that area.

I am looking for a private lender to finance my rehab on an already owned, gutted property in a desirable neighborhood of the city (Upper Lawrenceville): demo complete, structural engineer sign-off, architect-approved design to move the stairs (which is not a small deal in Pittsburgh), and city permit.

This is where an engineer breaks out parts of the building (like appliances, cabinets, parking lots, etc.) into 5-, 7-, or 15-year categories so they can be depreciated faster.

With the constant changes to Google's algorithms, it’s harder than ever to achieve solid, long-term rankings.

Do you really think there is no financial engineering at play with apple, or tesla, for the purpose of making money on playing stocks themselves when in its inception the idea behind stocks was democratizing ownership so companies could expand and in that relationship more value is created that is then shared by the whole of society that is participating?

The building seems to be structurally sound but do I need to bring in structural engineers to inspect?

A true scope of work outlines everything -- cabinets, trim, structural work (including engineer prescriptive) if removing load bearing walls, plumbing changes, electrical updates, etc. 

For newbies jumping into flips or rentals, are you hitting up search engines to find options, or is it more of a trial-and-error thing?

I’ll add that it’s one of many ways you can gain an edge as an investor.Being a contractor, homebuilder, handyman, structural engineer, appraiser, inspector, accountant, real estate attorney, or banker (as you are) can also give you a unique advantage.