It helps to know blocks and neighborhoods.

Dear BP community,I was wondering, if i see 3-4 houses for sale on the same street, on the same block, how should i look at it?

Gradually we are expanding to other rental platforms, but a stumbling block we have is keeping our calendars straight using multiple rental sites.

Now I am moving in the right direction. i had an eppiphany today in this same area, what blocks people?

So I’m running into a road block with DTI until my rental shows up on my taxes.

we have completely different housing stock than you have there in Chicago duplex tri plex are relatively rare.. its either SFR's or 20 to 400 unit apartment complex's .there are probably more 2 flats in a 10 square block of South Chicago than in all of Oregon.and less than 10% of our SFR's are rentals.. unlike many parts of the mid west were that number could be 35 to 50%

You can have a couple of blocks in an area that are beautiful with well kept homes. 

Also if they are really old wood frame yea they are a pain to deal with not to mention poorly designed most can be unlocked from the outside with a thin putty scraper so i would never live in a house like that because i like to open and close my windows withough having to remember to put a pipe or wood block back as a secondary window lock

Is there a vacant to occupant ration (how many boards vs properties being occupied) on a block I should consider?  

Five years later, a national drugstore chain wanted to build a store on a quarter-block area that included our smallish lot.