I wouldn't invest in the poorest neighborhoods as those properties will be very difficult to manage.Personally, I like investing in cities where population and jobs are growing, something easily scouted online.

Never invest in any city on Neighborhood Scout’s 100 most dangerous cities list.Inflation compensating - Every time you go to the store, buying the same basket of goods costs more and more dollars.

I'll have to make a scouting trip out your way soon. 

:wink: I've done some scouting for other investors, made some calls and looked at some properties.

With my time aka freedom, I'd get to attend those camp trip with my son's boys scouts.

WikipediaLow crime rate - Never invest in any city on Neighborhood Scout’s 100 most dangerous cities list.Low risk of a natural disaster - Homeowners insurance rates are a good indicator of the potential for a natural disaster to occur.

These seem to be places like Hungarian Village, Merion Village, Reeb-Hosak, Vasor Village, Southern Orchards, Driving Park, Franklinton, North Linden, Old Oaks.I bought a place in Hungarian Village, in less than 8 months it more than doubled in value (with a little work) and is net cash flowing more than $1,800/month.I'm heading next week to Columbus to scout my first out-of-state investment property.

Im a broker and my home office is in the south louisville area so I am always scouting around here.

I’d like to get into rehabbing and am starting to scout out financing options.

So I guess the author would also take issue with any crime heat map readily available to the public on Trulia, Realtor.com, Neighborhood Scout, as well as school rankings on Great Schools.org?