there is plenty of examples of neighborhoods turning around based on the demand for affordable housing and the efforts of early movers like yourself, Harlem in New York City Park Slope Brooklyn,etc , fremont street Las Vegas  its led by the vision of investors like yourself  good luck

He's a very knowledgeable and personable insurance broker, and we use him to find the best insurance fit for all of our managed properties here in Brooklyn. 

@Bob Bowling was also trying to tell you, you can get equal/greater appreciation returns in select usa markets- Manhattan/brooklyn, costal southern CA, SF/Bay, Hawaii and a few others.

I'm New to the Real Estate Platform and looking to invest in my first property somewhere not too far from where I live in Brooklyn, NY, preferably not more than an hours drive.

Lower East Side , Spanish Harlem, Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Bushwick etc...all used to be the crazy.

I am originally from brooklyn and now live in staten island.

Brooklyn Broker here; good luck on your new passion.

The includes brokers, lenders, home inspectors, property managers, contractors, much more.Your safe bet to start is a single/multi-family in a solid B grade city like Parma, a C grade SF in Euclid, or a C grade duplex in Cleveland neighborhoods like Old Brooklyn, Westpark.

I'm also looking in other parts of Ohio such as Cleveland Heights, Parma, Lakewood, Garfield Heights, Shaker Heights and Old Brooklyn.

Hey Kate, I personally use Franz Reprographics in Brooklyn Center or Vital Culture in South Minneapolis.