Mostly blue-collar working class with not much going on. 

I grew up blue collar and my dad was a contractor, so I'm very much a DIY guy and think I can reasonably handle property management. 

Orhi Hi Orhi,Been plugging away in Toledo, OH since 2014Here are answers to your criteria regarding Toledo1) $75,000 - $100,000 buys solid B class2) Toledo University is solid and employs many people and has foreign students (43607 zip code)3) Car manufacturers, Pro-Medica, Andersons and the glass industry (Most blue all blue collar)4) Hit and a miss5) Declining population from a macro market but certain pockets in high demand from a micro market stadpoint6) 500,000 people including surrounding suburbsWishing you much success

Very humble, hardworking, blue-collar family and they happen to grow up in a part of California that is highly desirable now.

To preface; I am nothing, NOTHING close to a @Todd Dexheimer, I am a "plankton" to his "Great Blue Whale" but here is my "why's": - CAPITAL BANDWIDTH or OPPORTUNITY COST.   

Blue Ridge5.

It can be a good reason like family or very good friend, just so it’s not out of the blue.

I look for lifers to rent out my SFRs in blue collar neighborhoods.

I would never do it in a Blue state that has strong tenant laws...

I'm also a newbie and not confident in evaluating projects and borrowers, so would prefer to partner and diversify.I'm looking at debt funds at crowd funders like Fundrise, as well as business development (BDC) ETFs like Ares, Blue Owl, Golub.