I wasn’t born in the south, but I do have southern roots... so I’m able to slip in and out the dialect as necessary.

I never root against the home team.  

Massive influencers like Tony Robbins, Napoleon Hill, Dean Grazio, Jordan Belfort and many speakers on the BiggerPockets Podcast have spoken to the importance of having a strong and deeply rooted why.

They also had a camera showing roots growing into the pipes, etc., etc.We hired another plumber who simply snaked it again, located the drain clean-out, we talked to the tenants about not putting grease down the drain, and that was the end of it. 

Do a quick search of "how many people didn't pay their rent" and you will see links to articles on the first page stating anywhere from 4% to 40% didn't pay.The rooting-for-disaster NY Times says that 31% of people didn't pay rent by the 5th of April of this year.

Very specific tree saving measures must be done to make sure root zones don't get compacted by equipment. 

I have some roots in Columbus, OH and connections in Charlotte, NC so those are two other markets I have considered.

Familiarize yourselves with the roots of the area.

You're probably closer to the root of boom/bust cycles than you realize.

I decided to pass. after crazy amounts of sweat equity/lead paint/crazy heating & cooling/trees/potential roots in sewer lines/dry rot or termites/foundation issues/etcstill left with lumpy house with crazy heating & cooling worth about what i put into it.