I really thought ___ was going take care of me, and I was the happiest person on earth, just to go down hill as the day went on.

@Michael Lemieux  No, it's not actually at the lowest point of the property - in fact, the city sewage easement is at the back of the lot probably a couple of feet lower than the pump and maybe 3-4 feet lower than the house (I don't know of course how deep into the ground the sewer pipe runs under the house, but it seems that the topography of the lot is such that it should flow downhill back to the sewer easement (which I assume is where the sewer main is located). 

The property needed upgrades, most tenants were unemployed and home during the day, and the area was going downhill.

Even if you keep it as a rental the value would go downhill and your roi would suffer. 

However, section 8 decided to take away the voucher, because there were too many vacant properties around, then the PM resigned and it all went downhill from there.

Warren has gone downhill so fast, that I would be very selective on what I bought there.

It use to be a Chinese/Japanese Combo with Sushi and a bar, but the Japanese partner left and it's been going down hill since. 

These definitions are very poor IMO and the whole deck is stacked against the promoter in the event the deal goes downhill.

Your view on prospect for improvement ( up and coming area or going downhill area).4.

Things usually are at the very best at first impression and go downhill from there.