And given how expensive direct mail can be, it's definitely a problem to have bad information.For this reason – it's not a bad idea to do a "test run" whenever you're sending mail to an uncharted territory that you're not familiar with.

Smh but you haven to realize it comes with the territory. 

At our semi-rural property I had a 2 story 30x60 pole barn built for $15k BUT I had the materials shipped in from OH (no tax) & the guys who built it were from Amish territory.

And this isn't even considered a tenant-friendly state.Mold can be nothing, or it can be way beyond "spray with bleach and paint" territory.

And you would be treading in libel and slander territory with your tenants.  

(almost all of them) The gang territory borders matter much more than the borders of the neighborhood.My suggestion to out of towners is you need to come and walk the neighborhoods.  

They can easily last 15 years if they are operated well.FWIW, having baseboards and wall units is great, but it clearly puts you into C class territory.  

Scott's territory.

I see playing out a next step now of "dumb" money chasing this NOI compression into net negative territory and using market value ascension (speculation) to justify the acquisition.

Things are a lot more organized up here in the Northern Territories and we don't get hurricanes.