The tenant pool can be lower end in Winnipeg but if you invest in the right areas it will often qualify for CMHC financing in terms of affordability. 

They needed a lot of work and we have been able to get them at a price that allowed us to afford the repairs.

This is a growing trend in rentals to increase cash flow and help your community with affordable housing! 

I've entertained in the past but usually the person bails and stops communicating during the process. 

What does it tell you when a city can't afford to put a few structures with colorful lights for the holidays?    

Affordable housing? 

It's affordable and offers strong cash flow potential.

Tell him he clearly can't afford the rent and things won't get better.

Here are a few things that I like about the neighborhoods in Indy compared to other states: high rent-to-home-value ratio, consistent and gradual city development, relatively low property tax and insurance cost, affordable renovation service cost.From my experience, it's possible to find deals that meet 1% rule if you invest in *turn-key* duplex or SFH here, but they are harder to find, and could potentially slow down you from scaling up.

Some people have $35,000 to throw around, but I definitely can’t afford to waste money like that.