The reward you get for taking on a higher risk investment.The same happens in real estate.

No Risk No Reward - I know... but a part of this investment will mean that I'll have to liquidate about 60% of my portfolio to come up with the DP. 3) Insurance right now is at a little over $30k/year, and I expect this to keep on growing.

This keeps you closely involved with the property while ensuring it meets the needs of your tenants.Many investors have adopted this strategy and found it to be rewarding.

I have contacted the company I used that closed and I wanted to get insight from yall and ask for your expertise.

This is an opportunity to confirm they have the expertise you need.

Mayber I/we are all wrong and it will be rewarding.

Greetings,First possible investment opportunity: Just looking for some wisdom here as this is a little out of my expertise on how to calculate.

I don't like to put letter grades on neighborhoods because it's so subjective but @Michael Smythe did a very good job explaining the trade off with risk vs reward in the different types of neighborhoods.

Funny how tenants want you to spend time and money making upgrades and they reward you by not taking care of the property.  

Make sure you listen to your accountant on this next step; it can be a rewarding one.