You don't have to buy run down properties to be successful if that is not your cup of tea.

@Clayton Swansen really a bit of a mixed bag at the moment. 

Good vs Bad areas: This is a mixed bag of issues.

I ask everyone, since we are no paying for the space, to plan to support the shop and at least buy a coffee or tea, and I believe they have some small eats as well.I will actually plan to get there by at least 3:30 if anyone wants to arrive a little earlier, but 4pm is the official time.

It sounds stupid, but my parents neighbor asks all the neighbors to leave their cans in bags in his driveway and he takes them in and makes money every week off of them.

If you're investment strategy is long term appreciation investing in less desirable areas, then you have to be able to read the tea leaves/trends and/or become part of the trend of improving an area until it becomes desirable.  

The range hood looks disgusting because someone had spilled cooking oil down onto it, and then a bag of sugar.  

I'm going to piggy bag from Daniel's post regarding to house hacking and investment opportunity in Denver suburbs, surrounding cities, or the Spring.

YOu know the kind Hi I am a cash buyer close when ever. you call one back and they will follow the guru script.. offer 70% arv minus repairs.. so pretty much any offer from direct market will be at 50% or less of ARV.. and this is why you have to send out thousands upon thousands of direct mail pieces to bag a few.. 

Sure , now If I hold first position on their loan , its not a problem But if I have to file a lien I am holding a bag of xxxx.