(Widow has been letting it go downhill).    

The siding is warping d/t sun exposure and water coming from the neighbor who is more uphill to the right- There is a very high water table and due to the way the water drains downhill, our house got water under and around it.

Its like a snowball rolling down hill. 

Also I lived in Oregon my entire life and it's gone downhill big time, way to many "keep Portland weird" people and the bum scene is ridiculous, not to mention the traffic. 

Once upon a time it was growing and florishing but it has been on a down hill trend since 07/08 and hasn't had a true uptick yet.

At the minimum, you could get flagged as a "bad actor", which basically blacklist you from securities, and goes downhill from there.It's a real PITA my friends!

Have you ever invested in an area that went bad? Major employers leaving town, big layoffs, etc.What happened to your rental properties? How did you react? Were you able to stay profitable? What is your advice to some...

Bought the house from a guy who was in a rough spot due to some premature deaths of family members and he just went downhill and the house was a hoarder house.

One thing though, those restrictions are a good thing, since I heard where condos have too many tenant units, things go downhill quickly.

So, cash flow, and build cash reserves.Then I think we move into: Phase 2 major realignment, prices drop for about 3 years (boomers sell to downsize & want single floor houses & apartments - the ole' knees ain't what they used to be for stairs) & Gen Xers aren't buying - too much student loan debt and the down hill slide will be a bear.