I would tout the seclusion, fire pit, and proximity to the lake

I was thinking about Reno and its (touted?)

the main thing with Morris is that his theories and representation of low end rentals is all a pipe dream .. not sure where he thought that stuff up.. but he sure took advantage of those that were not savvy to the risks of low end rentals.. even if they did not flat out steal so much money these investor would never have had the consistant returns he touted.. just not possible in those asset class's unless you live there and run them yourself

Often touted as one of the worst places to live in the United States, Pine Bluff, AR seems to be undergoing a bit of a renaissance.Does anyone with intimate knowledge of this market care to comment? 

My advice above wasn't to you specifically so much as it was to any investor in general to consider this before pulling the trigger on the oft-touted route to wealth we hear so much of on the BP podcasts. 

They do not tout returns from deals sold in 2019/2020.

UNREALto be honest the area is very tough, there are some killings/stabbings but then again when I was at USC in undergrad some year ago ppl got stabbed in LA too. from what i can gather - now i have my realtor license for the next deal - bergen/lafayette which is only 5-10 streets from mine is ON FIRE, everything 100-200k more than mine in the middle of greenville. i went to some open houses and the agent was touting how up and coming it is etc all this marketing fluff. the issue people dont understand that investors have already moved in. you might think the area is bad, but the real money has been made. you might get shot, but the investors money wont be.. lil home buyers will all get priced out soon.i just had police raided a few houses on my street so the "gangs" are gone, some investor bought the whole section. the corner deli has been bought, i see Hasidic jews more and more just walk around like its nothing to them.. so idk. police always on my corner so thats good. it all seems like this place will change quick. i just have no idea where they put those ppl from those houses, i mean that part of the street was real bad, even driving w my car in broad daylight i got some death stares. 

I don't much about the Ohio market outside of Shaker Heights which was often touted as the "next" big market by turn-key folks...and it is a pretty neat area with tight architectural controls.

You track record from #2 may help with this.5) I offer this cautionary thought regarding the BRRRR method touted here and on many other sites.

Does the brand recognition that the big brokers tout matter that much in the RE business?