Hey @Michael Brattelli, thanks for the comment!

Typically, crime is going to be present in a lot of the areas where #'s make sense, but the key is making sure the house you are buying does not have obvious crime ridden houses in the immediate area.

Some of those markets are good, but you shouldn't pay attention to people offering you advice on your first post on the site with a vested interest in their comment.There are several comments above that are solid and not about an agent's market.

Working with contractors can be extremely difficult as projects get delayed and there is poor communication(red flags were not present before project began).

His comments always made me leery 

Some lending attorneys now recommend interviewing your borrower in a recorded Zoom call, using scripted questions, to document their intentions.Your list and communication clause comments, @Jonathan Chan, appear to reflect a do-it-yourself approach.

I can comment on cash deals.

When you find out the present zoning of the property, the future land use and the local agencies comprehensive plan for how they see the area being developed (all can be done at the local planning office) you will have a much better idea of what you have just bought.If the land could in any way be developed into something more than single family residential lots, i.e. if there is any multi-family or commercial component than I would advise you to hire someone qualified to help you with the site planning of the development.

If I am losing money on LMHA as a landlord then there should be 10x that number of good people losing their vouchers because they cannot stay in good standing with the excess failures the system has at present. 

At some point the House wins.To put it in Self storage terms, very similar to my C market comment above.