Violent crime is not an issue, with your chances of being a Victim in Boone as 1 in 830 vs 1 in 235 for the rest of the state.

Randy  I dont think most folks realize the points our making  I have had 3 attempted suicides in homes i bought at auction or pre auction one successful and that was a vietnam vet who I let live there rent free for almost a year I would talk to him twice a month asking him to please move on we cant let this go on.. finally we had no choice but to do a FED and he still would not more when the cops came to escort him out.. ( and my secretary was there ) they opened the door took a look at what was on the kitchen table told my staff person to go get in her car.. found in him the back yard suicide by gun.. there is a very grimy side to foreclosure bizz.. but I 1000% agree with you.. that the homeowner if its an owner occ deal is going to be extemely emotional irrational violent etc etc. this business is not really a beginner business..

I was just imagining a worst case scenario - a chronically unemployed, violent felon (let's say) and how or if that knowledge would change the value of the property for me.Thanks for the feedback, Nathan!

3x rent, no violent felonies, decent history of paying bills on time, no evictions & a stable job history.

Most landlords do not put a lot of value on these types of criminal records because they're not violent crimes.

Violent crime is increasing here.

Theres still some crime there but its not nearly as violent as the west and south wards so youll find tenants looking for a quiet and affordable place to live with their families

Once you had find an area with a healthy population growth you need to cross check that with https://www.crimereports.com/ to find the  "gems in the rough" (stable areas with low % of violent crimes.) and now you have some areas to "farm" That is where the real work just begins with foot on the ground driving by, knock on door etc.......Sok Szerencset Kivanok!

While price swings from the crash to the recovery were violent, they were relatively more stable vs.

It's a problem that is going to be addressed one of three ways: 1) by market operation, 2) by government legislation, or 3) violent uprising.