I had a house in an area like this (previous HVAC was stolen while the house was vacant) although it doesn't seem nearly as bad as your area.

Now the biggest impactor is often the least spoken on which is energy storage.

My house was the last street built from previous construction.   

For example, if you are an active investor you can still find deals but they may not have quite as high of returns as we had become accustomed to in the previous years on average.

My son goes to college at App.

Eugene could be a great choice for STRs with the university driving consistent demand with college kids + family, and Portland offers year-round potential with its already strong market for both MTR and STR.

But this diversifies from just Self Storage.  

@Zachary Sakena Purchasing properties through an LLC is all you truthfully need and that is more for business planning than anything else (if you consistently follow through on the items I previously shared). 

I am an out of state investor and looking at duplexes in fort valley close to fort valley state university. They could positive cashflow and i believe there should be good rental demand from student population but i a...

A master lease is essentially called a Lease Option here in Canada.Yes, schedule B will over-ride anything previously written.