The area has a full spectrum of neighborhoods, from super posh urban with great schools, to po dunk ghetto.

I was merely stating a problem and trying to work through the best and least costly solution, which you failed to provide.If you're going to be malicious, condescending, and rude, I recommend you create an account on Reddit.com, where the rest of society's roaches congregate to insult one another.

This sounds like a Society Hill deal..  

Quan Nguyen depends on which part of the country you are investing in.In urban areas the 2% rule of thumb will probably be reduced to 1-1.5%.

In America, small business is being increasingly looked upon as a criminal behavior by both the public and governments and our society is extremely litigious. 

If you don't have all of that, stalling a short sale is a myth and urban legend if a bankruptcy filing doesn't accompany it.

I know pets are an important part of our society, but renters with pets are limiting their housing options.  

And that scale continues to shift further as our society makes people believe to be successful you need to get a college degree in a white collar career path.

A fire fighter and a government city admin worker...all top 10% of society.

Hi@Perry Zheng - It's not just the redeveloping urban core but the new huge industrial developments going up east of town.