In PA, I've done the following:  Send the Mutual Early Lease Termination Form to the jail with a self-addressed, stamped envelope, addressed to the tenant.

Purchase price: $65,000 Cash invested: $86,000 Sale price: $114,500 I partnered as the lender on a single-family fix & flip in Altoona, PA.

I work with a lot of first-time investors in PA setting up DSCR and rehab loans to get projects moving smoothly.

And I am in the bucks county area specifically Levittown PA.

So starting somewhere in the NJ, PA, or DE area would be the most ideal.

I live in York, Pennsylvania and today I turned 46.

In PA, a lot of investors I know are looking for solid rental numbers first (cash flow after expenses), then factoring in things like rehab scope, neighborhood demand, and exit strategies (flip vs. hold).If you start talking with local investors and simply ask them, “What’s your buy box?”

We had a tenant who worked in Washington DC and another who worked in Baltimore, Md, who lived in our Pennsylvania rentals, just so their kids could go to the local schools, which are highly rated.

Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $75,000

Cash invested: $85,000

I purchased my first investment property from Ace after reading reviews about them...

From my experience, smaller regional banks in Western PA can be flexible, so start those relationships early.