I'm not addressing cash flow here, because that's deal specific and investor specific.But here is a little tour of a "Typical (San Antonio)" (C minus) neighborhood with typical (C minus) structures I picked in a random neighborhood on Google drive around view.What (to me) makes a (C minus) area (in San Antonio) is an abundance of, Loose dogs in the street, fenced front yards with fences leaning and in disrepair, yards full of all sorts of debris (because the little houses lack storage space), antique (who knows how old) paint, neglected leaning secondary structures in disrepair, car repairs going on but seemingly abandoned, pickup trucks from the Carter Administration to the early 90's, Residents who WORK for a living, No chain of Murders, No Sal-mon in the fish tacos in neighborhood restaurants, decent nice (helpful) people you can talk to, extended families living close to each other who help each other, not unlawful in their ways.

I know some of the towns/areas have very high crime rate.I am new to multi family investing, and looking to purchase 2-4 family property.So far i started to look on Cleveland and St.Louis.I also saw Detroit, but looks like a huge amount of properties are completely abandoned.

Many agents begin with a lead program, their sphere of influence (SOI), or a combination of tactics, only to abandon them after 3-6 months.

I have multiple posts discussing this tenant, but I will summarize.I had a tenant living below me and over a period of 3 months he became more and more delusional.  He believed people were out to kill him, people were...

They post the nightmares of their “can’t miss $35k investment” and then abandon it making it and the neighborhood look worse.

I was hoping someone with lien expertise can help me understand how they work.Background: a neighbors house has been abandoned for quite sometime now (2009?)

Some turned out to be crackhouses, hoarder houses, abandoned/condemned property in the ghetto, empty lots, burnouts. 

Old abandoned mills are being bought up and turned into condos.

Unimproved land and abandoned properties are usually sold to the highest bidder for 100% interest.

Both said it was not worth pursuing abandoned titles.