Those states put together are as big as the country of Turkey, with a population of about 40 million people.

Proper time tracking and logs are critical for demonstrating compliance with this rule.I've only seen one person with a W-2 qualify for reps, and that was from a tax court case where people had to come in in person and attest to his hard work.

I’ve had a similar situation before and had a difficult time finding people interested in partnering.

If you don't have any connections here, find people that are investors here and reach out to them for a referral (whether on here or FB).

I just wanted these people out fast, so I could get some new tenants.

Too many people get stuck in analysis by paralysis and then before they know it it's been 5 years and they are in the same spot Do you think my age will impact my authority as a landlord?

On https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ you can also check the neighborhood crime and the percentage of people who rent compared to owning.

I did not want to simply rely on one source so I figured there are people here that would be up-to-date if such a manner was so as well. 

Class C transitioning to Class B: more renovated homes, higher income tenants and homeowners moving in, nice cafes, shops, restaurants, coffee shops opening up.An extreme example of Class C to B is in San Francisco - when I was a kid, what was not a safe neighborhood and had lower income people, is now in high demand and tech workers making $200,000+ are living there and people walking around at night going to restaurants and shop. 

Always gonna be a whole bunch of cheap old houses with a whole bunch of people on Section 8 ready to rent them.