None of the areas are likely to explode in appreciation but Ellwood City I feel the most confident in still having fundamentals you want in place for long term rentals.

Side note: I also have a full time job, but I work from home so Im flexible in still being able to meet virtually on a periodic basis with the broker. 

Someone asked if hard money loans were secured by property, and the answer was no, so that did not instill a great deal of confidence.

I try to instill in my clients, list price should not get confused with sales price, and is not the asking price.

OOS investing in still possible but I would recommend househacking.

People move and in still greater numbers so, again, I don't buy that argumentation, which is likely based on isolated cases.

I was in a similar situation until today morning with not having financial commitment with a DSCR lender and was about to switch when the contingency came in.  

Wagner, After reading all the disgruntled messages on this board, in an effort to re-instill confidence in your investors, can you please advocate for us and push D32 builders and Werner Macedo to remove the escalation clause & lock-in our original purchase price?

With RentRedi you are reduced to talking to a "BOT" until an agent decides they want to chime in (still only on a chat window no phone numbers for RentRedit).

(They never sent one.)I’m standing in front of your house, I love it, I have an offer for you.Starting your sales pitch with a lie doesn’t instill a lot of confidence.