Frankly a "society" of merchants working together is the only thing that could have stood up to the entrenched power of royalty and keeping that society "secret" was clearly a means of self-preservation.

That is indicative of our society in general.

I underestimated the perception locals have on areas and am looking for creative ways I can use the property short of me moving in.

Was on a REIA webinar last evening and part of the discussion was how the term "landlord" is now perceived as mostly negative in the eyes of society.

I'll put the link here.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9232/55313-intro-to-section-8---your-perceptions-vs-my-realities

Well, that's a bit difficult to quantify as a lot of it has to do with political scoring and public perception. 

For now we still conduct 99% of our day-to-day transactions in fiat currency (dollars), so much like in the 30's we had gold-backed paper bank notes, we currently have fiat-backed cryptocurrencies, in terms of public perception.

@Joseph Eversman I grew up in those areas and lived in Morgantown WV and Pittsburgh through much of my 20s and 30s....my perception is that most of the areas you mentioned (south of Pittsburgh) have little appreciation (and risk of depreciation), so if your goal is long term appreciation, those markets probably won't perform very well. ....either way, you'll probably want to look into the relevant market data on appreciation, jobs, population, etc. to make sure......if you're willing to go as far south as WV, I'd suggest checking out Morgantown, or going north to Pittsburgh.

A few simple, affordable moves that will increase your monthly income 25% or more, make you a productive member of society, and build real wealth instead of living paycheck-to-paycheck.If you owned rentals for 12 years and aren't excited to get back into it, you must have done something wrong.

I think what screws up the perception is when people include either MFR or SMFR.