I would also reference the Trulia crime map as it is a good indicator for the most part. 

So I would think this is only an acceptable investment property if you either have a value add (you did not indicate a value add), are very confident of market appreciation (I am not at this point), or are vary confident of rent appreciation.I would not purchase it as a potential rental. 

I've been trying to look for a deal in Arlington for a little while now and keep coming up with low or negative cash flow, possibly due to overestimating expenses, but everything I'm reading seems to indicate that Arlington may not be the best place to look.

Liars make for very poor tenants.In situations where I scenes a applicant is not being truthful, as her rent bribe indicates, I do not bother wasting my time trying to help a applicant qualify.

To indicate your city / state, as well as basically introduce yourself - just edit your profile.

Just like a reverse exchange but instead of the QI purchasing the new property and holding it until your construction was complete we lease your property from you on a 30 + year lease and improve the property and 1031 by purchasing the leasehold from us.There was a private letter ruling that indicated this was ok a few years ago but recently some new clarifications seem to put it in jeopardy.  

What are some of the key financial indicators?

He's paying 25% of the income on utilities but the rents are at market which indicates you don't have room to do any better.You don't indicate how you would finance this but it looks like 50% of the income would be going to utilities and your mortgage.

The fact they are complaining online might be an indication the property manager dealt with them properly so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.I hope this basic guide helps.

Hi All,I was hoping to get some of y’alls opinions on how today’s news about Opendoor could impact our business.I have personally received a slick letter from this company, offering to buy one of my rentals.They just received $325 million in funding, just as I am attempting to get my business’s first Deal.I will not give up - if anything, this is an indication that there are still deals to be found in the USA.