To be honest, I don't think even drugs offer these kinds of margins (could be wrong, lack of experience). 

The stuff has a distinct smell that is not going to be pleasant to the other tenants and neighbors and you will have pollution control or code enforcement knocking on the door.Coffee is actually a drug and in this case "just say no"

The area is known as the drug area of this small town with crack houses down the road and it also has townhomes nearby where a lot of registered sex offender's live. 

In fact it may be my most profitable rental property.We've since turned the property into a drug and alcohol recovery house rental that we still own today.

Hard to say exactly Leslie If you look below you will see it was smart shopping that helped. the faucets cost not much more than regular because I sought out clearance and odd lot dealers, goose neck faucet 129 water fall faucet 39 from amazonrainfall shower head 39 from amazonI spent 900 for both laundry center functionality wiring and plumbing and retrofitting the preexisting closet to function as a portal for the laundry center plus 400 a piece for each stack washer dryer from scratch and dent supply house.the most money over builder grade was the under cabinet lighting which was relatively cheap about 20.00and perhaps the fancier vanity lighting and living room and kitchen lighting purchased from odd lots 10 bucks a piece retail value 60-100 a piecelaminate over carpet was actually a bit of a savings.so overall maybe 1500 over normal renovating costs for both units.I purchased oops paint so I saved there.worked side by side with the contractor hands on in the dirtto save money and learn at the same time.and countless hours working on the design elements.on one unit I repurposed a track light and hung it as a vanity light it looked awesome and cost me $5.00I bought a round mirror from ikea for 14.00 so no extra money thereput a glass shelf underneath total cost for bathroom remodel not including vanity $ 27.00

It is low income, it has more crime and graffiti, it has drug houses and activity, has a high proportion of pitbulls, and I don't feel safe there alone after dark.  

This guru switched from pitching home study courses on real estate and notes to "subliminal" audio downloads and CDs on a variety of self-help topics:   losing weight, getting to sleep, kicking alcohol and drugs, etc.  

I worked for a Subaru dealer in Texas and transferred up to a dealer in Colorado.

There’s definitely high crime thought that is the downside here, to a point that I live 2 hours away in NYC and have a PM and STILL know who the block drug dealers are.

She was the best of the 5.As for my current management, I demand updates several times each week--and the excuses are that there are no good contractors, the handymen are on drug binges, one of them got thrown in jail, etc.