Left there 4 years ago but grew up there and went to grad school there.

@Anna K.Nice, I grew up in Astoria!

I've noticed that some of you have been active on this site for several years, which gives me great confidence about the quality of the content and community I find here.Couple of quick facts about me: Grew up in Texas, spent most of my life there (in Austin for the last 11 years up to 2006.)

We also have cats ourselves, and I grew up with cats, and we never had one issue with any of them "damaging" our homes in any way, maybe because we make them go outside to do their "business" and they've all been fixed.

Now, if you have a contact at a small bank, like the ones with 2-4 branches where I grew up in rural MO, yeah, you may be able to buy something directly from them.

I grew up in Bryant and graduated from the U of A in Fayetteville.

Elizabeth, I will say that I grew up on army bases.

I grew up in the city where they are located so I know they are in stable neighborhoods (not declining but not improving either).Prop #1: 10 units in 2 adjacent buildings.Price: $280000Down Payment $70,000 and Mortgage of $210,000Annual Rental Income: $47,500Annual Expenses (incl taxes, ins, mgmt fees): $25,400Net Operating Income: $22,100Annual Debt Service: $16,284Positive Cash Flow: $5,816 (22,100 - 16,284)CAP rate: 2.1% ($5,816 / $280,000)Prop #2: 10 units in 1 buildingPrice: $229,000Down Payment of $57,250 and Mortgage of $171,750Annual Rental Income: $56,100Annual Expenses (incl taxes, ins, mgmt fees): $29,903Net Operating Income: $26,257Annual Debt Service: $13,320Positive Cash Flow: $12,937 (26,257 - 13,320)CAP Rate: 5.6% ($12,937 / $229,000)I'll obviously do a thorough inspection done of each building to uncover any capital construction needs or deferred maintenance problems.Any thoughts?

I know some buy and hold investors that deal in such areas but war zones are a very long term plan and not worth all the tums moments generally.My brother and I when we were new dealt with such areas because that was where we basically had friends and grew up in the old days.

I grew up in Pierce County, Eatonville specifically.