Crime and Tenant Quality: With the higher crime rate in 76104, how much impact could this have on tenant retention and turnover?

Strong agreements that protect your position in the deal, and recording a Memorandum of Option with the county will go a long way to protecting your interest. 

Regardless of what approach you take you must find an avenue that would yield a return greater than the cost of the HELOC.I've been in this position and chose to buy investment properties in the Milwaukee WI market.

They also didn’t like the idea that Phase 2 investors would dilute their position when they come in later.What are some fair and effective ways to address this concern?

We work hard to keep things positive and real estate-focused (no politics or religion).

Your background in commercial sales and already owning a rental in Manchester’s North End puts you in a great position to scale.

If I decide to do the repairs and continue renting it, I will cash flow positive a bit, but to get to that point I would have to spend thousands (replace entire electric system, roof replacement, etc). 

But somehow fails to disclose his position as CFO of Norada Capital Management.

This is about understanding how money moves and positioning yourself ahead of time.So here’s the deal.

You will find that people are successful in every market you mentioned but depending on your cash position, a successful rental in one location or the other might not be as ideal for you.