It's probably reached a stable population given the area's economic base of government, education, and healthcare.

Do you know if you qualify for financial aid? 

The weak suburban to rural areas there tends to be population declines, limited county and city budgets with no growth, old buildings in need of repairs, more government assistance aid to prop up the economies etc.I see mainly local investors go to those areas.

It has major educational and health care institutions, which are also not going anywhere.  

I would still think you could get 70% financing on this project fairly easy.What may also be of concern is the practice being bought by a larger health care provider.

I'd call the county Sherriff and the courthouse- usually they have some sort of legal aid there and propose the situation as if you have already purchased the property and are looking for advice.

Health care, food, shelter, clothing, and barbers.

i love how the landlord decided the house needed painting, then stuck you with the bill. must be nice to have no conscience.in reality, there is no obligation on your end to pay for painting unless you requested the paint. you should tell the landlord, in kind words, that its his responsibility. i imagine your sec 8 rep can help you. if not, many locales have free or reduced legal aid for tenants. you can look into this too.

I came to the BP website on June 6, on June 7 I became a PRO member.Here we are today.We are in the process of cash out refi-ing our home (appraised at 175k in the end) to aid in buying some small multifamily properties.

One simple formula aided me: Return on Equity.