i don't want to blame the casino in Bethlehem for some of the current issues in reading or Allentown but I just might praise it as providing these fourclousures.

Not by much, single digits I think, and it must have been in the outliers mostly.

We faced two issues in escrow: because of the HOA lien foreclosure we had to do some extra searching to find a title insurance company willing to issue a policy; getting a payoff was an issue until someone at escrow obtained the last four digits of the SSN and used the bank's automated system to get a payoff.The second situation was similar but this one we kept as a rental.

just did the measurements with a digital tape measurer., off by 30%, which is huge.

If you're not "married" to your local market here in the Inland Empire then your thought of investing in the Midwest is likely a prudent one.For $90,000 to $130,000 you can get a three bedroom home in a great neighborhood that generates double-digit cash on cash returns.When you live in an expensive market where the rents are relatively low to the purchase price, it is difficult to get attractive rates of return.  

FULL interior/ exterior digital photos taken between each tenant, and after significant renovations, painting, and repair has saved so many headaches.

With the 5 solds ranging from $5K (no digits left out!!!)

(Make sure you do not go cheap and undersize your ac unit, you'll regret it later in maintenance calls or complaints of it not cooling the house off enough when it's triple digits and 75% humidity) If you need any wiring done, check out Bybee Electric - they'll get it done quickly and efficiently.  

@Brian SpatzSome of my clients have credit scores in the low 600s and still get double digit million dollar loans.

Those amenities are just on the side, as would be a casino, etc.