Gentrification opportunities, As gentrification continues in certain parts of the city, early investors in these up-and-coming areas may see substantial returns on their investments.I would love to know what people think about investing in the Philadelphia area and if you are an investor, i'd love to connect to hear your thoughts and experiences.

He scammed a lot of people out of a lot up-front of money.

You can't do a ton of vetting otherwise people will just to elsewhere.

As a community I think we should focus on helping people who have had their housing situation negatively impacted recover as quickly as possible.

@Nina Erlandson I have not used them before personally but I work in the insure-tech space and know some people there.

Some clients love the numbers and others are not numbers people.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

Hello BP community,It's nice to see so many discussions from like minded people!

If the applicant comes from the pool of people that I or my tenants know, I use real estate as a way to give back as many of my tenants will not qualify credit wise or may even have a criminal background or would struggle for another reason if I were to just stick to the "background/credit check" criteria. 

One other thing that people in their 60s can consider is - if you are planning on taking Social Security and making passive income part of what you live on, rental income may not count as income against your Social Security benefits.