It is a shame since it was mostly successful black owned businesses that were burned down.

@Edward James smith theres a great meetup at The Black Diamond in Spokane Valley, third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. https://reinetworking.com/Reach out anytime, I work with a lot of investors in the area and would be happy to discuss ideas.

and the only question in my mind is if the landlords will be able to re-rent quickly or if there will be some kind of a 'black swan' event when rentals in DC become completely unaffordable/unattractive.

His 40-plus years in real estate speaks for itself, and his unquestionable devotion to providing his expertise, advice, and thoughts here on BP have earned him a level of respect on this site that you apparently are unaware of.He will not condemn anyone simply based off a black and white forum.  

If you have an example of one of these that has any information sensitive blacked out it would be greatly appreciated. 

Then you might be well into the black in a few years. 

I ate nothing but rice and black beans and protein shakes.

I myself have felt more than a few times that my post must have entered a black hole or something.

Starting all over from scratch... my gray hair is turning back black....LOL.   

Cash out your IRA, take a Vegas vacation, and throw it all on black.