Buy in better neighborhoods or go to different asset class altogether like syndication or NNN.

So, don't overreact to their maintenance requests.2) A landlord should eke out every bit of life from a roof, HWH, etc. and put band-aides on it until it makes economic sense to replace it.3) Maintain to the Neighborhood!

My neighborhood is thinking of no longer allowing vacation rentals.  

A landlord wants to eke out every bit of life out of a roof, HVAC unit, etc. that is economically profitable before replacing.All a landlord wants to do is Maintain to the Neighborhood Standards - nothing more, maybe a bit less.

What specific neighborhoods are you analyzing properties?  

Indianapolis Investors- what are your favorite neighborhoods to find fix & flip deals? 

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Also I shopped very frugal, I would buy a lot of material wholesale or through auctions, and also I had the ability to buy from a former employer, a manufactured housing factory, that was also a huge savings for me.I had to do this deal this way.

However, the higher purchase price made it harder to find a buyer in that neighborhood, as they had trouble qualifying for the larger loan amount.

They buy homes in upper middle class to lower upper class neighborhoods which represent solid appreciation potential and reasonable upkeep/taxes/insurance expenses.