Are you looking in a specific area or neighborhood of Philadelphia?

I had tried to start out on my own earlier this year, but lost money in a couple of deals due to lack of information and understanding of the market. 

I was wondering if I should go with the cheaper house hack and live in a single family unit fix it up then rent it out and buy another and so on and so on.

The property is in a good blue collar neighborhood within walking distance to an excellent elementary school. 

If you have say 400K in a ROTH tax free, or if by taking it out of the ROTH and having say 500K that you have to pay taxes on, are you really father ahead?

You want to fix up a property and finance using hard money, then hope to sell in a couple years based on the appreciation.  

Does anyone have advice for applicants who do not respond in a timely manner?  

I made the first jump this year, when I rented out my primary home in a good school district and moved up into a bigger place in the same zipcode.

My name's Dan Feinstein, licensed California Realtor.Look's like we're in a similar boat. 

Thanks in advance.ShaunOn (1): just like a bank did the financing - - you're on title, seller holds the mortgage.(2)  could be resolved in a Sellers Addendum, where the amount of the note and the terms were enumerated.