The red lines is my neighbor's property lines.

Nobody at your white-collar job is going to lose a foot or end up in a wheelchair if they lose focus.On the other hand, blue-collar people don't know the joy of being asked to draw seven red lines, all of them strictly perpendicular to each other, some with green ink, some with transparent ink, all while your manager insists, "There is no such thing as impossible!"

Banks still redline for investors.

Smaller mortgages are usually only available to owner-occupied where not lending brings accusations of red-lining, but it doesn't apply to investors. 

ERGO" the reason they are community banks they help the community.plus you have the CRA requirements they must meet which are federal guidelines to keep funds available in areas that in the past banks redlined. 

Apparently analyzing the risk of an investment based on things like crime, property condition, & income of the tenant base is racist these days.I guess it's a good thing that when the truth is told it always finds a way to work itself out. the newspaper I think I read this right.. was specifically claiming that by Jim doing this list of areas by ABCDF that he was in essence redlining  which in fact is a bank term.. not an investor term ..  

Chelsea and areas south of the city close to the red line appear to be emerging and would also be good spots as well

But if I can go faster without redlining and potentially blowing a gasket, then I will.

Just think, you are trying to get to work this morning, the Red Line is down, and your tenant calls about X, Y or Z: you don't need this.

Maybe a location that isn't too far from red line, good schools that you can afford would be a better option?