@Katie Heer I am mostly looking on the outside of the city (lawrence or hamilton border), but would be open to other areas and possibly Philadelphia

Just south of the border from you.

The house is dirt cheap with an extra lot included-looks to be a pretty lot-ie. tree /bushes bordering it, but I can't seem to able to generate a lot of interest from investors (made a bunch of calls / emails as we just started marketing it last week).I'm wondering if investors have just gone cold there.But perhaps from your posts I'll figure out what's missing.

Although I live in Ontario Canada, I would think that this question is relevant on both sides of the border.

It borders on mortgage fraud.

@Shan VincentI have a rental condo on the Costa Mesa/Newport border, close to the beach, and the cash flow is about half of what yours is.

Again, be very  wary and doubtful about people who are seeking a commission from working with you the claim that short-term is more profitable seemed almost bordering on malpractice here.

However, there is the Chicagoland area right across the border in Indiana...

My point was that despite the fact that the overall zip code of 32244 is bordering some very rough neighborhoods and has some mobile homes and questionable areas within it I wouldn't go as far as @Jeffrey Wardlow as to classify it a D neighborhood.

I currently work in consulting specialising on cross border business within the EEA structure.