I usually invest / work in Birmingham area, but I have been looking at properties in Baldwin County and plan to invest there also.

We WERE in the "nice area".

The area has attracted a lot of new young professionals with their work from home marketing that gives $10,000 to qualified families to help them establish themselves in the area.

I did my usual response asking if they have been to the area before, bringing a dog etc. with no response.

It seems like it should be just so easy - and these situations rarely are...a hostile neighbor is costly. 

That is where you will find real investors in those areas to connect with as well. 

Not the best area either. 

I will not know that until I climb under the house and into the attic etc... for inspectionThe area is close to things and is not in a indicated crime location and has a very nice open lot area on the corner with it but again assuming the tenants stay and lease I am looking at that as a smaller issue..Thanks for bringing up the concerns but I have tried to do my due diligence but do not really know is the analyzing aspect has missed something major.

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