Try to not only to survive but to thrive in the uncertain times. what you do will depend on your assessment of what is happening.

If I were under contract on my first investment during this uncertain time I'd be second-guessing for sure.

In truthMost people throw their money in an industry because the price seems low and then when bad news continues or reappears or the industry gets shaken or uncertain(which it often is) you will more likely be selling during panicked times because you will only understand half the industry and you won’t have the confidence to see what know one else sees.

Not saying all PMs are bad news, just saying it's not unusual - at all - to have found you hired a bad apple. 

Im a DIY rehabber and unusually spend around 25/45k on a renovation for a small multi family property.

There is an unusual amount of sprawl, however, there are numerous sweetspots (some mentioned above) others such as the Morse Rd. corridor, Hilltop, that are 10-15 mins from downtown and promising for growth. 

I don't know how much anyone cares or thinks it matters, but that's an unusually high amount of mortgage business concentrated in that area (does this make the area unusually vulnerable to mortgage rates going up and/or real estate cycles?)

They would have called for sure as the regulatory environment in Washington was completely uncertain. 

I am uncertain what others see in this property but what I see is a huge amount of negative cash flow.

Pittsburgh has unusually wet weather due to its location.