The exterminitor come once a month, it was so bad they came out three times in one month. the second building, The owner wanted me to move into a apartment, but I don't go along with the fringe benefits, (roaches).

Finest homes going even if it's on the fringe.

Flips in more fringe areas should definitely have buyers proceeding with caution, but buy and holds in steady neighborhoods should be super appealing with prices dropping.

I look for areas that have potential, areas that are rough on the edges, but show signs that it is improving, often on the fringes of prime areas. 

@Pepper Bradford99% chance you do not need a corporation and will not be able to get the fringe benefits you hope for.

The fringes of those areas might yield what you looking for.

Our competitive advantage has been that we have house hacked and been on the fringe of trendy neighborhoods.

The concentration of sold SFR tend to by on the fringe of the metro where cheaper new housing is constructed where as the rental SFR tend to be nearer the urban core where prices are much higher.

For my buying criteria, I tend to stick with neighborhoods I feel comfortable working in - there are some investors that buy on the fringe and/or war zones.

Also other fringe benifits and such as far as health benefit deductions.