Not a lot of flips happening on that side of the border, so it could be a moot point anyways.

Be careful when looking in Hyde park as it borders up against areas of the city that will make it more difficult to flip your house for top dollar.  

@Rachel LuotoGood question, I share your pain and fully understand the predicament at hand.Yes, I too faced the same situation as a New Yorker and decided to take the road less travelled and invest in Atlanta.However, Adam Bartomeo also has a point and you can extend your search beyond Washington to the States bordering it and move outwards if necessary.Frankly, this type of investing can be challenging, but, equally rewarding and it allows for scalability of your funds.I personally manage my out of State holdings, because of my skills and capabilities, but, you have to think of engaging property management if these attributes are lacking on your part.

I buy commercial property is border areas and run MMA and BJJ gyms.  

.$600 in that area isn't bad for a 1 bedroom -- Civil Life is a border area that is lagging the rising rents a bit farther north in the TE South area but is also on the uptick.

Also joining in are several smaller MLS systems that border these areas to now form the largest MLS coverage area in the nation. http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bs-bz-bright-mls-created-20170112-story.html

@John LeavelleI would consider it border line slums.  

I would try addressing the question to the Houston community as well, as there are a lot of investors there that go across the border.

I also have a terrible roofer, and an HVAC guy who borders on criminally negligent.

It is a C property in a B neighborhood that borders a C neighborhood which is gentrifying.