Rehab projects will run into stumbling blocks despite your best efforts.

I've also had luck during the week from the 6:00pm-8:00pm block.

Can buy damn near a city block, but after checking Google Streetview, I saw where the latest murder took place from the front steps.

@brandonArce Greenville is not a bad area to invest but the neighborhoods can get a little dicey from block to block, McGinley Square and Bergen Lafayette is where I would put my money in JC. 

I literally drove around for 5 hours up and down each and every block until I found a neighborhood that looked decent. 

I'm out of state and wanting to PM my property but meeting applicants and showing the place is posing a stumbling block.

Often you are better off just diverting the water away from the house with a splash block.

I recently cosigned a 600k mortgage to get my mother into a home a couple blocks away from me so I could take care of her as she ages. 

Well, I tried to repost, but as it has links and websites Bigger Pockets blocked it.Instead, you can find my personal blog page here on BP - I just posted it there or you can find the MAREI website - its a .org  under the Resources tab look for City Rules and Regulations AND if you know of an update to this list of rules and regs, please let me know.

The best advice I can give you when starting out is to learn your market and know it intimately all the way down to the block street and each house on it as well as costs to do the work.