Should I proceed with investing heavily in these locations?

When you do the math it seems most were heavily engaged before COVID and some even took advantage of the crisis of 2008.  

Even so, I cannot be discriminatory and will rely heavily on prescreening.

Market data research and boots on the ground are the unbeatable tools to find these areas and invest heavily there.

Document heavily with photos.

Neighbor was contacted about trees leaning heavily toward house by tenant.

One red flag is if the property is being marketed heavily by unregistered regular broker , that’s what happened in my Ponzi scheme fraud.as the result of investigation those marketer now has to return all their commission to SEC. but at the end this turn out to be good because asset value is increasing compare if I invest to office building and lost all my money.  

While financial independence is a worthy goal, defining it this way leads to investing that’s (1) too restrictive , (2) too heavily emphasized on cash flow and (3) too heavily reliant on only one way to achieve financial independence.I always stated my goal as “ I want to have an investable net worth of $x in 5 years while utilizing a maximum of 50% leverage.  

Right now I'm comfortably leveraged - between your non-RE investors (the mortgage free people) and heavily leveraged RE investors. 

Sellers believe that by providing flexibility, they can attract buyers who might not qualify for traditional loans and, in turn, command a better price for the property.This perceived advantage can sometimes lead sellers to agree to terms that heavily favor the buyer, such as zero-interest loans or accepting second-position liens.