And while I didn't find any supermodels waiting for me around a pool, I did find some crack ho's waiting around a mud puddle!

Metropolitan is a very undesirable street.  

Expect around 2.4-2.6% for non-homestead, maybe 3-3.5% if you need to pay a MUD as well

If there is a worse example of rewarding an undesired behavior, I am challenged to think of it.

Drug users also bring unnecessary drama to a property and usually have more undesirable behavior that goes along with their lifestyle.The one with the eviction would meet our minimum criteria to rent if they had only one eviction and would make full restitution to the previous landlord prior to renting from us. 

For example, North Philly by Temple University is a wonderful place to get into; however, the boarding neighborhood can be a little undesirable and breaking into the Temple market is difficult due to higher cost.

Professional painters will know the drywall/mud guys in your area.

If you can only attract undesirable tenants, you might want to pass as that is a sign the area might be more trouble than it's worth.

But the expenses and lack of control make it undesirable.

So you can make "low ball offers" in that sense, it is the same as throwing mud against the wall to see if it will stick.