Long term buy and hold RE in good locations is probably one of the lowest risk investment vehicles IMO, similar to blue chip aristocrat stocks except even less risky because even long-established companies can go out of business but real estate very, very rarely ever goes to zero. 

However, I would get an out of the blue phone call about once a month from someone saying that they'd put up some money if we wanted to go in on a property together.  

The majority of homes in Cape Coral sustained some type of damage.  3 months after the hurricane, there were still blue tarps everywhere, debris at curbsides, fences and boat docks down, etc. 

I am at a loss to explain why anyone would buy investment property in any of the blue states, namely, Illinois, California, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

East Garfield Park has proximity to Blue and Green Line, and is just west of UC and Fulton Market.

I'd suggest Ibonds, treasuries, and blue chip stocks with a good dividend.

You don't look for distressed, or blue doors or any other BS indicator you just get interacting. 

Lived in West Chester and also Blue Ash for a while.  

As you can see the blue bars (actual), rental income dipped in April and May due to coronavirus, but the strength of the property shone through in June, and we are continuing to see strength and occupancy growth in July and August.BP sometimes removes graphics from post so the graph is also posted at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5eMOlbdx11udW_ufRZXsgzviwmXB_fA/view?

Quote from @Fiona Brown: Has anyone used or heard of Blue Metric Group?