If you have high cash flow on paper but highly unstable and irresponsible tenants in the ghetto somewhere, then your paper cash flow won't do you much good as you will not be able to realize it.

My opinion on my market is that it is too unstable to invest in right now unless it is a screaming deal. 

I don't think banks would be so open to lending for an investment propery with someone that has unstable income.

Not really that easy. 800-900 mortgage plus utilities plus upkeep plus estate taxes plus etc. 800-900 being an owner is really 1200 to 1400. compared to 800-900 all in. bad credit, no money, living paycheck to paycheck, earning 10-15/hr or 20k-30k per year, unstable work, cash workers, no w2s.

My reasoning is that tenants who cannot put together $1,000 extra when they have to are tenants who are too financially weak and unstable to live in my property.

Some people were afraid of him and that he was hostile and unstable.   

I spoke with the inspector and was told the fire damage is extensive and the building is unstable and considered a health and safety hazard to public.  

One of the options is actually converting more USD into CAD if there is right opportunity, but I felt unstable with Vancouver condo market.  

Because we will have to find new jobs, our work history might be viewed as unstable.

However, if the foundation is unstable, which often the owner would know (and by law must disclose)and the numbers won't equate to a flip for profit as its in a low-rent only neighborhood, then it may be a teardown.