First house in 2021 - no internet to search at that time, remember going to realtor offices and seeing magazines and talking on phone with them about properties available and driving by them as there was no google street view.

do you have issues with the city if there are cars parked on the street or lawn?

If you take this housing away from these people where do you intend to have them live; in the streets, underneath freeway overpasses? 

Have the water department come out and they will check from the street to the house from leaks.  

if you are going to do things like include utilities, or have an off street parking spot, other amenities etc, there's no reason in my mind you couldn't "charge a premium" for a premium unit/service. 

In October 2022, I got notified that my loan through Center Street Lending was cancelled (because there had been no activity on the loan)and that I would need to find another source of financing.

It's not what I would call a super rough, probably different street by street, and would most likely depend on the neighbors right around the property. 

When the tide does shift, you'll be cruising on Easy Street while the others are still getting in the water, adjusting their goggles, and warming up their muscles.

What gets expensive is replacing a deteriorated side sewer from the house to the street, when they use the cleanouts and find out what's going on down there. 

If you go RBTR, here are a few key criteria I've seen to assure comfort of living and lower vacancy / turnover:- at least 400sqft per tenant and no more than 2 tenants to 1 full bath -excess parking where folks aren't blocking each other in and you're not getting complaints from your neighbors about overtaking the street parking.