My general counsel to those that ask is "buy in an area where you can make money", don't spend so much time worrying about wether it's the neighborhood that you love, or the style of home your intrigued by.

But are their any investors out there who just aims for homes in a great neighborhood with great rental potential and just go for it?

It's a friend especially if you find a smaller property in a neighborhood with larger properties.

This isn't the norm so much where I currently stay in California so I'm finding it hard to judge good areas from bad ones.Can anyone offer some knowledge on some neighborhoods in Jacksonville?

A run down place surrounded by a neighborhood of nice places is a good target.Understand the process of a double close.

All my properties are in Richmond (the city - not SF neighborhood) right now.

Are there solid B neighborhoods in Springfield, MA?

This is obviously an issue in a lot of neighborhoods so it is a hot topic on BP.

I am looking everybody's $0.02 for the definition of ARV.When the typical investor is talking ARV (As Repaired Value)are they talking "Repaired" as in: A) repaired to average condition for the comparable house in the neighborhood?

I also heard from a builder/renovator that works in the neighborhood and they said that 2 stories is no problem and even 3 should be okay.I thought I read that the seller has too be honest in letting you know if there might be a problem with your intended use if they know what it is.They didn't tell me about the engineer's report until closing had already happened and I took the wall down.