Just remember: most negative reviews are written by problematic tenants.

I also found that being at "market" rents it takes longer to rent therefore missing out on a month or two of income negating the ROI on improvements.

During that time I've often described the multifamily market as a traffic collision at a 4-way intersection where you had (lack of or negative) rent growth coming from one direction, and from the other directions: cap rates, expenses, and interest rates. 

.● Part of the patio on the east side of the garage has a negative slope.

We’re open to zero or slightly negative cash flow initially, as long as the deal provides solid equity potential.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

It’s as if pointing out any negatives about the guru, or his system, is a personal attack on themselves.  

That's where the real negative effect on the market will be.

The problem was they start a new company every few years after scamming people so it was very little negative information on the new name, Launch Your Leads.

Those buying close to the city are either breaking even or taking negative cashflow and banking on appreciation (or buying all cash and parking money, ha).If you do consider Lowell, I'd also recommend you check out the Fitchburg/Leominster area as well.