You should constantly be improving, or your business will suffer. 

I’ve been suffering from analysis paralysis amongst other things for awhile but I also plan to start investing in S.C. next year (Columbia & the Lowcountry) and maybe the tri-state area for a house hack if the numbers make sense.  

Tenants will suffer as a result of rent control.

I find its kind of a progression.. you need a lot of capital for the note business the benefits of rentals is leverage of course.what i found was many did well as landlords then tired and just started to sell them off as they were retiring and note income worked for them.. and or they blended they had some rentals and had some notes. does not take a landlord that is suffering burnt out landlord syndrome but wants cash flow to understand how notes work.. but of course you have to choose wisely on the notes  for sure.. as it relates to BP  overwhelmingly the guys and gals on this site are going for bigger yields that they hope to make with NPN so they work for those.. and its not just passive income by any means its a business.. 

If you as the investor were to fall into some predicament then your flips suffers (this is per my scenario and still fresh in the flip game, with no PM or well grounded structure).

Without the owners direct daily involvement the business starts suffering and declining.

Like others have voiced, Bridgeport suffers from high crime, high taxes and low quality tenants. 

Looking at an off market multi family that suffered fire damage last year. 98k value lot.

I mean I have 10 million plus of those but that's inventory and I have a bunch of equity and well I never hold anything .. also coming into a little slower market I just wont get over my ski stips I might build 10 homes on spec in the 400 to 700 range but that's it.. if they don't sell I rent them and suffer a little negative to ride out the market and don't sell if prices are not in our favor.. so to use Thomas leverage ideas I do that a lot.. but just not on long term contingent debt..

That is if they aren't suffering evictions, foreclosures, vacancies, ARM's, loans being called, the one mill in town closing, etc.