but only on the East side below where the forest fires wiped out the trees on the hillside above the homesbest place is by fort tuthill and off lake mary rd because the interstate blocks most wildfires.

If more investors actually improved their property to the point that it becomes the best home on the block in the Class D community, they would attract a great tenant and will help uplift a community starving for reinvestment in the process.  

Keep in mind, when I have a bad month or an eviction etc it would be very painful if I was only relying on my rental income.   

Property management is a pretty painful industry similar to general contracting... no one ever calls to tell you how grateful they are that the heat is working lolHere in Illinois, the answer is yes or you at least need to have a managing broker on your team as JW mentioned above. 

As I've said many times on the website, I was raised three blocks and a bus ride past broke-a$$-broke.

License bed transactions can be a real pain.

I’ve had a similar situation where one tenant blocked off about an acre of a property preventing the other tenants from accessing it.

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In my experience the fire wall between town homes is usually constructed using concrete block. 

Where else can you get a home with a pool a block from the beach under $500k?