Most often owners have too high of expectations for C/D neighborhoods.

Like you we had 3 teams of two door knockers  2 for safety one women one man.. and we door knocked every NOD in our 2 mil MSA  all to boil it down to if we were very lucky to get 2 to 3 deals a month.. now we were a little different I only would buy very high equity deals.. and we leased back .. because as you state 99% don't want to leave.. 

The wrong property management approach will lead to the dreaded three:1) high drama,2) high turnover,3) high property damage.Use Household-led Property Management (HPM) developed and perfected for co-living.5.

You must work at least 750 hours per year in a qualified RE business.So most people who have high-earning W-2 jobs outside of real estate won't qualify.But the unique thing about RE pro status is that even if you don’t qualify but your spouse does, you can both file jointly and claim the losses from your RE investments to offset your other active income together.It's an incredibly powerful benefit if you do meet the criteria.

And I will stay in my condo until I can afford to buy a bigger place.However, with high interest rates, I’m reconsidering.

It's very difficult to get SFR to cash flow these days with interest rates as high as they are.

Look to high-growth markets that stand to benefit from Bessent’s plans, especially areas tied to increased oil production or infrastructure expansion.

This is especially true of small mom & pop businesses in high end areas.  

@Nathan Gesner you just have a high value lesson to everyone.

Nobody wants to be around people like this, so I’ve had to lower my rent drastically and have a high turnover rate here.