The police presence (both housing authority and metro PD) seems to be significantly higher in SW than in any of the other areas of the District with high concentrations of poverty-- even on non game days.

Right now I've been concentrating most of my energy on Germantown.

Just wanted to intro myself and connect with any owners / investors who are familiar with areas that have high concentrations of parks within the state.

Quote from @Jamie Banks: @Jesus Jimenez Right now we are concentrated in the major cities from NY to Richmond, VA including NYC, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, etc.

@Thomas O'Donnell if you are specifically looking to house hack, and looking to move into an already rehabbed property where you can demand high rents I'd concentrate on Franklinton, Olde town, Franklin Park, potentially King Lincoln depends on the block, and South of Main. 

The City of Philadelphia is now addressing this issue and plans on a multi-armed plan to disperse the poverty and hopefully see a drop in the concentration of drug use and crime in that area starting January 2019 (see this article from October- https://billypenn.com/2018/10/18/kensington-homele... ).I'm researching that area now in hopes that it will slowly shift into it's Northern Liberty Neighbor. 

I concentrated on being a number one producing sales man and doing flips...

If you don't love what you do, naturally a sane person will give up when times get really tough.I studied business as an undergrad and got my MBA with a real estate concentration even though I was in a completely different industry at the time.

Apartments are different because the concentration of tenants increases the risks of ownership, there is a difference between someone who trips over a skateboard left on a step by a neighbor kid than by one left by your kid on the front porch.Insurance takes care of most risks, but not all, the risks not covered stem from your management and knowledge, which is the very best defense. 

We are also going to outsource a few of the items which took most of our time and energy, so we can concentrate on the important finishes.