I would recommend you spend some time in the blue shaded areas, so you get a sense of what you are getting yourself into.

The younger EMT told me it was the first time he'd ever come in on a call to find help on the scene already in blue gloves.The older EMT actually stole my roll of paper towels out of my bag to clean up blood with.

You can make the entire form Blue, or any color you wish.

Analyze and optimize your personal finances, and invest in less capital intensive vehicles (index funds, blue chip dividend stocks, bonds) to save up for a bigger down payment.

@Akhil Viz be careful in that zip code - some decent pockets of areas but there you can be on a street where everyone is a meth head or the next is some 40-60 yr old blue collar workers taking care of their homes to more crime ridden areas.Definitely is not an area to bank on any appreciation but you can cash flow if bought right and you get in a decent area to attract decent tenants unless you want to be slum lord.

Blue collar first time buyers are going to require an entirely different marketing strategy than corporate execs transferring into the area.

Then, head to the hardware store and lay in a supply of plastic drop cloths and blue painter’s tape.

Now I do understand that this is a lot of money for a blue collar dude like me and it has not come easy.

The best part was that the numbers for cash flow were great, so the appreciation was an awesome bonus.There is a shortage of affordable housing in Phoenix and while there are tons of huge newer complexes, the rents at those places are generally higher. did you buy in PHX or are you talking about  Omaha.. the same thing happened in Vegas friend of mine was buying 4 plexs there in 2011 2012 for 140 to 160k he had to put in usually about 7 to 10k a door because they were kind of trashed.. and now they are approaching the 300k range and climbing.. its all about JOBs and blue collar jobs you have those you have your 600 to 1000 dollar renter without them ( that labor force) things start to go downhill.and this is one thing I have been mentioning those that jumped into the game 5 years ago the rising tide raised all boats.. it was a slice in time.. so now we since this continual whining on BP hey there are no deals.. 

I feel like the risk/ reward is best in the lower middle, stereotypical "blue collar" tenant in my market.