I left the Army 5 years ago and started a real estate investing company flipping houses full time.More recently I transitioned my focus from flipping back into building my rental portfolio, specifically focused on buying, rehabbing, and renting properties to homeless vets through the HUD/VASH program.I love being able to combine my passion for real estate with my passion for working with other veterans.Thanks for reading!

Michaela, I really want to hear more.I am very attracted to rooming houses myself.My reasons:I work with several homeless organizations, as a volunteer.

Have you called her and talked to her to see what you can do to help her out, no job, kids to feed, probably about to be homeless, and a cold Canadian Winter coming?

@Wayne Brooks you're assumptions are why you cant see the answer. 1) My mortgage was 65% of my homes value, so my payment is considerably less that that of someone that purchases it a retail price. 2) Expense writeoffs make an investment home less expensive than a private residence, more so now with the SALT Cap on tax deductions. 3) Depreciation that you get from an investment property.

Any local hangout spots within a block or two- bars, convenience store selling beer, soup kitchen or homeless shelter?  

For those of you new to Philly,  when the DNC came to Philly, the city had a massive campaign to combat the homeless issue (see this video from earlier this year- https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/3433777-ph... ).

Just guessing that college students would use more water but be home less to use less electricity.  

Lots of properties are being renovated by investors, the area is cough cough changing color, all in all, the area is losing its slum feel that you still find on the north side of Jackson.I don't see why rents will go down as it directly addresses the problem that was identified in all North American cities 15-20 years ago which is that at night city centers are void of anyone, so crime and the homeless move in.

There is just about no other group that has higher maintenance, unless you rented to homeless crack addicts who would steal all the copper including the wiring in the walls to sell for a rock of crack!

With that being said, I'm reminded of where I was 8 years ago following a devestating divorce that left me homeless, living in my car and wondering where the hell I was going to eat next.