Fast forward a year later I am at home (Chicago) and find myself in the beautiful suburb of Oak Park.

That's not exactly an up and coming area -- I'd research who built them - can likely find that by going to the SG County Recorded Docs site or by seeing who pulled the permits during const -- Wichita has been on a duplex building boom -- look at the tax value -- They probably have that or less in it on the build - I also doubt they were built to be quality long term -- things such as the trim/cabinets etc -- they all look like the cheapest stuff a guy could buy - if the cabinets aren't oak and there is MDF or pine trim and pre-hung doors with engineered wood jams I'd run.  2-3 yrs ago for $180k -205 or so you could buy duplexes in Maize, Kechi, Valley center all day to builders that were selling them off to investors - not worth that in that area.

Essentially, the overlay surrounds the City of Ojai and includes Oak View, Meiner Oaks, and east of Ojai.  

yes, Danelle Regan is one of the best agents in the oak harbor area.

The biggest thing I have encountered in numerous inspections is chipped or flaking paint in pre-1978 homes that have children living in them.

Angel Oak has a suite of 2nd position products.

I rented a 4-bed house in Royal Oak, then got 3 roommates that I charged each 30% of the rent, so they covered most of my  rent.You can do the same if you buy a house:1) More rooms the better, if renting to fellow college students.2) Can YOU live in the basement?

When my places with section 8 tenants are inspected yearly the inspectors just want to be sure that the paint isn’t flaking and thereby causing a situation that a small child may ingest the paint chips.

The paint is chipped so I'm assuming there's lead paint and there will likely be asbestos and lead pipes for plumbing.

I'd suggest Ibonds, treasuries, and blue chip stocks with a good dividend.