Then you're relying on the interior to overcome their negative impression of the place to begin with.

At your age those people are generally seeking you out through promoting school events etc.Right now you can't legally agree to a contract. you think of that as an obstacle now, but regardless of how you feel about it, you can't overcome it by anything other than time.

I think demand for these locations will overcome market fluctuation in the long run.In Lynn stay away from the Lynn commons in the center of the city. 

On a practical level, a lack of occupancy gives rise to a presumption of abandonment, which can be overcome by the attendant circumstances and other relevant evidence.The Kansas legislature has defined “good faith” as “honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing.”

If you plan on financing these properties your rate of return is limited to your purchase price. 150k average purchase price has a much higher return that a 50k purchase price.And heloc's, stand alone seconds, etc don't get put into this formula because they can be used in any market to over come the 10 loan limit.

IRR has problems as well, but many of these can be overcome when using MIRR or Excel's XIRR function instead.

I have been looking into 6 & 7 plexes initially, but the 20 unit kept drawing my interest.What I planned on doing was to buy a 6-plex, spend a little time improving it, and then doing it 2 more times in about a year.Since I am overcoming my fears, this 20 plex looks more doable.

@Karen Margrave my point is simply that we all have to overcome a perceived deficiency or flaw; whether accurate or not.I'm just honest enough to admit that I form opinions of people throughout my experience with them.

The second best time is today.Write out your family goals for one, five, ten years, what steps you need to take to get there, what obstacles are in your way and how to overcome them.

Luckily I own substantial amount of units to overcome it.