This is a very interesting article on income inequality in America and I think his guy hits it on the nose!

I'll get jumped on by the hard nosed landlords, but if you're $150 down and if you get them out of the property, it'll be down for two months and it'll cost you $5k to redo things.

I am not a hard nosed business person at all, and have lowered rent to keep a good tenant.  

I'm a super crunchy vegetarian parent, not quite vegan but I don't eat dairy so he doesn't even get a stuffy/runny nose ever.  

It's like someone saying contact a doctor every time you get a runny nose.

I'd normally agree with the early commenters on waiting for a great deal but with some knowledge of the GR market I don't see things taking a nose dive anytime soon.

This is what you need:-Not afraid of physical confrontation-Capable of doing the rehab and tenant flip yourself-Nose for bullsh*t-Firm1.

Right under my nose when my back was turned!

If you originally intended to live there, but life happened and now moving away will improve your quality of life some how, then you have a clear case and you should be fine even if some one comes poking their nose.

I found both of my 4-plexes by nosing around and asking "who owns that?".