Good neighborhoods, excellent schools, and literally--where does the house I want sit in the actual neighborhood...I say does it look like a $650K house area when I'm done?

High LTV purchased at retail (off mls) has large initial negative cash flow- regulations are tenant friendly.  

If I were you, I'd check out Mike Curadossi's website: https://section8doneright.com/.

Most successful real estate investors could have excelled in a number of other fields.

Should I buy it and take  500-600 less profit per month knowing I can sell it for a large profit as is or even more if completely remodeled?

In other words “large company - big return” being the extent of their due diligence.  2.

This is in large part a neighbor to neighbor issue.

Also, to track spending habits - just had a prospect withdraw their application when we asked why they were spending half their income on gambling websites.

I will not name every program out there because this would be a very large reply post.

If an employee calls out sick or quits unexpectedly, you will have to step in to handle the day to day of your business.The amount of work required from you as the owner will depend largely on what services your mat offers.