Some of the newer ones nowadays are beautiful.

Hello Kim,While you can find out quite a bit of information online nowadays, it's always great to check out where you're going to invest.

Also, With all the resorts and casinos in a position of uncertainty right now, who knows where rents and demand for long term rentals will go. 

Granite is fairly cheap nowadays.

i just had a townhouse opened up because a tenant that couldn't afford it had to move out. it really does suck to let a good tenant go, and seeing her just falling into this economy broke my heart. i gave her a grant, helped her move, and also offered her my garage for storage in the meantime while she's with family now. i really want to avoid this happening again. and i was wondering what are the measurements that people take now adays to make sure you're finding a tenant that does have a good job and good intentions. i'm terrified to see another tenant breaking in front of me like that. also i have a friend that told me that he found a tenant, signed a lease, and a day later he was already making problems and he's not paying rent. he was totally scammed and now with no evictions - he basically have someone living in his house for who knows how long. these are scary times for landlords, and i really need some good advise what to do and how to approach the next potential tenant. thank you all!

And it sits almost in the perfect spot where you're at the most 10-15mins from everything: downtown, Indiana, the casino, the south suburbs, the expressway, and shopping centers.

However, there is a small pocket that are good areas, Spring Valley/Chinatown around 400-450k 4plex, east of 95 near Summerlin 450-500k 4plex, and behind MGM casino, Tropicana/Maryland called Parkway Villas around 350-400k 4plex.

Nowadays I see too many "flipped" homes which compromise functionality.

It's an area that is slowly turning with the help of National Harbor, Tanger Outlets, Old Town Alexandria 5 minutes away, Downtown D.C. 10 minutes away, MGM Casino, and the new Amazon HQ construction starting soon. 

Nowadays many tenants have allergies and won't rent a unit that has carpet.