I’ve been threatened by BLM influencers.) 

Not having professional sports is a drawback but that does not matter to many people and the trade offs are worth it for me.Feel free to reply with any feedback or thoughts on the article, demographic trends, and whether or not they have influenced your investing.

I am also looking to obtain bank financing on the rental properties which will be held under the business name and not under my name personally if that influences any opinions.Thanks for the help!

You have to think about where the leads are coming from because some provides better quality leads than others (i.e. a referral from your sphere of influence vs. a random zillow lead you paid for).2.

Buy a multi to house hack one side and you can use the rental from the other to boost your DTI. 

The other thing is that there can be an opportunity to influence their decision or ability to bend on their criteria a bit if your finances are close, but not quite there, but you can convince them that you can deliver. 

However, someday I will move on to the next deal and the duplex will revert back to $1200.Clearly, the extra $300 boosts my real CoC return on that deal.Thank you in advance for your comments.Bob

Or you can choose to eliminate that flood expense entirely and reap the rewards of the massive NOI boost that no one else knew was possible.We do this work all day. 

From a position of attracting buyers for the homes surrounding the airport, it certainly does that and helps boost the home prices.

Your finishes (due to ARV) will influence directly your cost, so the full gut price in upcoming areas will be lower if compared to a similar place located in a more "established" neighborhood. 2.