I don't plan on buying anytime really soon but I'd love to start connecting with more seasoned investors and local professionals within the area.

Lots of older buildings with good bones.

Would love to hear from some more seasoned investors.

And it is often overlooked (and looked down upon) by long-time PHX residentsBut once again, I am not giving advice just observing with a seasoned eye....see what others think....

Property needed a lot of work and I enjoy restoring older homes.

Property needed a lot of work and I enjoy restoring older homes.

It was built in the 60s but just got a new roof, HVAC and water heaters were all updated between 2017-2018 so fairly new, and it’s an active mid-term rental making about $3,200-3,600/month depending on the season and he provided all the documents to support that from the past 1.5 years.

Because of this, I now go into bids assuming I'll have to replace the roof if it's older than ~20 years. 

Irvington is one of the older areas of the city.

If it's a family style single family home or multifamily unit, unfurnished, in non-core areas, the timing doesn't really matter as most likely your tenants a re locals who can relocate at any time regardless of the season.