Striking the right balance between enforcement and maintaining an inclusive, education-focused community will be crucial to its success.

Spouse and I are small time real estate investors, we are looking to do some fix/flips in Texas.

Maintain a credit score of 620 or higher, save for a down payment, and research markets carefully.

One that will pay on time AND maintain the place. 

The one challange is maintaining the exterior, of the home being so close to a school it gets beat up.

For first-timers, leveraging programs like down payment assistance or FHA loans can make a big difference.

Well owners who already had section 8 tenants in place didn't want to spend $5, $10, $15k or more upgraded a unit that has a tenant in place just to maintain the rents they had (or have a slight increase) so a lot of section 8 approved properties stopped taking section 8.Right after COVID though, it seems that section 8 has lowered their standards a bit.

@Alex CollinsAs mentioned by Jonathan Greene.If you're transitioning from nursing to full-time real estate investing, focus on house-hacking in high-demand areas like downtown Indianapolis, Carmel, or Greenwood, targeting short-term or mid-term rentals.

A little late to the gratitude fest, but like @Kerry Baird above, I am genuinely grateful for the old timers here and the new voices as the collective wisdom of this group is something I tap into regularly.

Ask for them to remove the tree.Fifth, see if you can apply to get a protective order from a court to maintain the property.