It is definitely not a vibrant happening downtown like you may be picturing.

That part of the country is certainly very beautiful and close enough to large cities to have a vibrant economic engine.

Pick a vibrant market: When choosing a market to invest in, you should consider all the market elements, including population patterns, the local economy and rates of employment.

Let's meet at 6:30 pm, Saturday, at:RoVino Restaurant + Bar2034 Kettner BoulevardSan Diego, CA 92101-1777After the dinner / drinks, we can stroll the vibrant Little Italy area and maybe enjoy some live music on the Piazza.Please reply here if you will be joining as reservation capacity is max'd at 6 people.Here is my number so that you can locate our group: 360-820-5712 

My goals regarding BiggerPockets are to create and participate in vibrant communities and learn from those who have traversed similar paths ahead of my wife and I. 

You do not need to pull money out of your pocket.If you confer with the seller, Im sure he can share with you the people who are habitually late, problems or need and deserve extra time to vacate.

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With property management, it would probably be a little below your expectations.There is lots to like about the area, vibrant downtown revitalization essentially complete, people moving to get close to the activity, vacancys rent in less than a week in our $750-1000 price range.  

It's a vibrant neighborhood, and houses immediately facing the park tend to command a premium, especially if there is off-street parking.

@Chad Miles- Welcome to the vibrant BP community.One of the tenets in life that served me well so far is to manage from the head and not the heart.With that said the potential tenant is trying to set your expectation because he knows fully well that his credit is an issue.I would look to the next applicant and frankly prefer to have my place empty until the most qualified applicant shows up.Good applicants are like a bus....sometimes you have to wait a while, but, there is always another one coming!