Rather, I evaluate the credit and civil judgments for threats to the income, overall payment patterns, total amount counted as delinquent/collections. 

Yeah, those generations that stayed are dying, or moving out to the Suburbs as that migration pattern continues. 

So the pattern is to keep the provisions for this type of property ownership on a short leash because of all the bad experiences residents have had with the slum next door.Therefore it is incumbent on us to establish a different narrative that shows how investors "invest" in communities rather than "extract" from them. 

I have been seeing the same pattern.

Plenty of homes below the nationwide median and favorable demographics and migration patterns.

they don't pay a dividend worth a f*** but the company is solid by my measure at least. and in REI youre gonna scour the internet and MLS for deals that make sense and youre gonna look at crime reports migration patterns and etc.One of the most solid companies i have run across is the Home Depot.

Bringing in an outside mentor brings a new thought process that often helps overcome the unconscious thinking patterns that many people are caught in.Up until this very instant, you have done the absolute best you can do with your life.

This could extend to mandated traffic patterns, too.Exclusive Use issues: most any national tenant will have exclusive use clauses.  

I've also noticed the dame pattern with my rehabs also.

Do you see a pattern?