Crime and drugs still an issue, but getting quality tenants has not been a challenge... so far so good.

CAN they actually price, start and complete a remodel thru to finished presentable and sellable quality?.

Not the case.Just like everything else, there are always different quality of Section 8 tenants.  

.- Everyone's situation and goals are different but I would assume there are a few quality markets within an hour of where you are located in Florida that would check a lot of your boxes. 

There have been a few comments along the lines of "new homes aren't built with the same quality as old homes".

So many hidden fee's and the quality of the construction is terrible, you'll be lucky to see a ROI.

You can go to Redfin or Zillow and see the level of finish houses with short DOM have in the area, can you at least match that quality?

For someone that's not as conservative, or a different view on the cycle, they might have a different opinion than me on all of this.2) Sponsor quality check: (takes about 45 minutes per deal)I believe that a great sponsor can take an average looking deal and make it great, and that in mediocre sponsor can take a fantastic looking deal and make it bad (especially if there is a severe recession).

These areas tend to attract high-quality tenants and provide consistent passive income, which is a great foundation for building your portfolio.If you’d like, I’d be happy to share some insights about these types of markets and why they’re appealing to investors.

Qualified applicants that get priced out of rapidly improving neighborhoods will move into these areas but it seems like they aren’t biting.High quality, lower income applicants aren’t stupid and they won’t settle.If you think this area is a losing proposition, I would think about selling and not banking on hope.In regard to vacancy, I don’t consider any area that has average occupancy (economic and physical) below 95%You might pay more for a better area but time will treat you right and you’ll make a ton of money in equity over the long term.