Nothing beats boots on the ground, and as you start to think about neighborhoods to invest in I think it makes a lot of sense to pivot out of internet mode and into ground mode. 

As with any deal, the only two people who's opinion matters are the seller and buyer, not trolls on the internet who have nothing to do with the deal and who's approval, beliefs or opinions are NOT needed for it to happen.

So take that for what you will.but with the internet and places like bigger pockets, you can invest literally anywhere at any time.

I see properties on the internet that I'm interested in and just have cold feet about even going to look at them.

Based on what I learned from the internet, it seems that the best way is to count the number of rooms in the house and take a percentage of the total household expenses, i.e. we have 4 bedrooms, 1 living room, 1 dining room, 1 kitchen, 1 office, so the office expense should be 1/8 of the total expenses, including property tax, utility, home insurance, etc.  5.

I am just a somewhat random internet guy.... :)

Scour the internet and these types of crimes are real and do happen.

There is one thing you cannot change about a property and that's its location...If folks have even a small amount of internet savvy in that town, craigslist & facebook would capture them.

I hadn’t heard that before and wanted to hear from other random people on the Internet what they thought.

Easy to fin with internet search, He is knowledgeable about real estate and gives great service.