For commercial asset classes, local credit unions can often be an excellent resource for more complicated or unique property types. 

Smoking is not a protected class.   

Purchase price: $212,000 Cash invested: $46,000 Sale price: $325,000 Found a great 2013 SFR in an A class suburb that was mostly interior cosmetic.....IE smelled like cat urine or smells like money!!

Never been a big shot, just average investor spread across different asset classes. 

I gave an interview to Axios last December where I predicted that average commission rates were likely to go higher due to due to the likely outcome of the class action suit.Sure enough, a settlement was announced months later, and sure enough average commissions rates have been inching higher, and will continue to do so. 

My two Class Cs are in Christian Park and Emerson Heights.

Take classes and watch videos on how to fix stuff.

More importantly, with the rate and lending environments of the past two years, having mortgage insight, access and resources has supported or improved the invest-ability for the majority of my real estate clients.

Consider the tenant pool (neighborhood class), property damage, and think about future capex and repairs.

Having a good sanitation system, and a city that cares about having a clean environment would be a great start.Unfortunately, after contacting the city and local groups that claim to want to make the city a beautiful place do not want to help put up a public trashcan.My last resource is contacting SEPTA and asking them.