I just turned down a somewhat good deal because of a monster rehab.

Make sure you do not sound like a robot.

Even with minimum wage at 15 to 20 an hour. most they can pay for rent living solo is wht 700 to 800 a month you cant rent pretty much any city on the west cost for that little.. other wise you have monster commute and with gas that does not work and public transportation is not like East cost upper mid west cities where its actually functional. 

With 3 bed properties in this pocket reaching as high as 1300/month, this will be a cashflow monster all said and done.

Perhaps exploring the neighborhoods via Google Street View or asking here on bigger pockets.I am doing research for a robotics startup.

The other way the property owner is (chasing the dragon) hoping monster sales outpace the cpi or inflation adjustment number.  

LEAD TIMEFixers become expensive monsters when the project takes to long.

Turner's book on multifamily investing and I'm curious if anyone puts solar panels on "monster houses". 

I installed some double pane 6’ wide monsters in my house with a transom for $650 each.

You do however pay a loan schedule over 5 years, meaning you will have two monster payments each month.