This will be a detailed inspection of every room, ceiling, floor, plumbing, smoke/CO2 detectors, window treatments and screens, etc.

There’s either drug dealing, prostitution or a combo of both going on.

I live in a very rural area in the northeast and most of the markets within an hour of me are primarily class C and D neighborhoods with reputations for drug and crime problems (as well as my own hometown unfortunately) so I will probably look to long-distance investing as I get started.

For those licensed agents out there....when you buy a property for yourself, either personal residence or investment property, you typically receive the buyers agent commission.Is this considered taxable income? Or is...

So today ozone treatment and air return box repair, then I found some dry but soft base board behind the refrigerator

We find out who he is and discover he has a long rap sheet for drug dealing.Example 2: Mom wants to rent with her adult son.

.- lower turnover- easier on the units when they do move- quiet and less disturbance than traditional, younger- for fixed income, consider partnering with the local housing authority for SEct 8 vouchers, then raise rents accordingly - guaranteed money & the Sr. only pays a portion (if they qualify)Traditional renters- Higher turnover- Higher turn costs- More volatile - higher bad debt- More drug related activities- Adding in children that are hard on units- Higher eviction rates and legal costsConsider all angles before making a decision with the changes. 

City planners advocate for this sort of treatment to preserve the ratio of homeowner to renters, or planners are attempting to change the direction of investment in their city altogether.  

With the social changes that have taken place, mostly due to the local changeover of city leadership,  the city has experienced a marked increase in crime and drug use.Also, property taxes are sky high.  

With a fund some can offer tax preferred treatment such as dividend vs ordinary income so it’s something to review not just gross but net returnsThere is no right or wrong answer to this, it’s truly a preference and how comfortable you are with each type of investment