You do not say where this is at or how many units you own.Some of those areas in down town are just crap holes and that type of thing comes with the territory.If you have a large complex you could put up a gate with card access to keep the bums, trouble makers, and drug dealers from loitering etc. around your place and give the tenants piece of mind.Have you set up security cameras and street lights??

What really ultimately needs to be DONE NEXT is a truly ALTERNATIVE approach (that benefits BOTH the seller and buyer, as well as the 'terms' dealer...

I graduate in December with my Bachelors degree in Human Services, after that I want to start my business. 

Its a huge problem where are banks are forced to loan into these neighborhoods yet you have the narrators of this U tube that were locals saying flat out they would never let one of their investors buy there or they would never buy there so they were red lining just like any other rational human being.. but being PC the feds made the banks go into these hell holes and loan...Same with social support.

And, just like buying a car, it's all about price & terms, and the lenders - like the car dealers - need you to buy their product.

All you need to do is execute it.We, as human, tend to take the path of least resistance.

As investors we want to make our business grow but as human beings we have a responsibility to help others.

Robert & Diane continued on how Human Nature is the same!   

If you are going to play in real estate game then you need to have experts around you: accountant, real estate lawyer and title company are a good start.A rehabber that does any level of volume is going to be classified as a dealer by the IRS.

On the other hand, if you are a dealer of a flipper, then you need to consider this election since you will be exposed to Self Employment taxes and the S corp election can help reduce that through salary allocations.