Different lenders have different appetites, and we don't know your local lenders. 

While on my visit the realtor basically told me that as soon as I put any appliances, granite, piping basically anything in these houses that they would be stolen and that has basically curbed my appetite for the state but now I'm hungry again to invest there.

Everyone was happy.Depends on your appetite for risk?

If rents are supressed, it will be difficult to buy aproperty for twhat they cost in the city and support maintenance and needed renovations on suppressed rents.

Before understanding title, I would want to know which of the properties on the list are truly investible (depending on your risk appetite). 

Why isn't the US following it's own advice -- because we are so mired in our own politics or because we refuse to suppress the American ego?

As you said one's appetite to risk will determine their investment strategy.2) Why do people always use "if I had $1 Mill cash I would ...."

We may be enterting a period of stability, although one where we continue to get hammered due to the low level we’ve been running at.”The two biggest factors continuing to create the suppressed situation are basic supply-and-demand issues – mill capacity utilization rates are low, as is foreign need for ferrous scrap.

Trust me, nobody is as nostalgic as I am already about DSCR rates in the 3s, 4s, and 5s, but at the moment there is zero appetite on Wall Street for these below about 6.25% floor note rate.

Let the crack heads shovel their own snow, perhaps they will work up an appetite for something more than the pipe. :)I'd love to stay and chat, but I have to run out to look at an REO of interest and work many more hours than 5 per week, but I don't mind, I enjoy it!