For your agent to say you should not be concerned, again the answer is it depends.

I also have rentals in Detroit that I get far higher rents with cash paying tenants than I would a section 8 tenant.There are a lot of factors at play and the answer to "why would the government allow our tax dollars to be spent this way?"

So what specific questions can we answer for you?

(I'm already seeing this in the towns I am currently invested)I know this hasn't really answered your question but I've been doing this for almost 5 years and it's working out well for me.

It's great that you are ready to start investing, but it's very hard to answer how you should start without more information.

My answer is: Invest in the market you know best.Within Dayton, there surely are decent neighborhoods to invest in.

Then her communication was horrendous, with me having to follow up several times before getting an answer, then she would respond to 1 out of 3 questions.

It's ok to sell properties at a loss (you get the downpayment back to repurpose into something better).If you have four or more properties, this is what I would do (I just posted part of this as an answer to someone and thought it would make a good post):1.

Obviously, the two questions that need to be answered are 1- Is the OP designing a solution for which there is no problem?

I will give you the common-sense answer below, but this is California, where common sense doesn't exist.A mandatory evacuation is outside of your control, so you shouldn't suffer financially because of it.