@James Cheung way of thinking about it is a great gauge.

He was there for a total of 50 minutes and replaced a Pressure Switch. 

Jackson pressures are really driving the market here.  

We are talking about his nest egg, so the pressure is on!

Our locale just didn't work so other areas become necessarywe intended to 'self-manage' so it had to be withing driving range.we opted for a location where we had friends, as they had information we could use and perhaps get help with the property (ie team building)reapplying the first point, we started looking for 'good areas' in town.we excluded all class-c properties (research A,B,C property classes)as we were using a 1031 exchange, we were under some time pressure and elected to offer AS-IS.we ate a bit of 'deferred maintenance' but the cash flow has been great for ustoday (18yrs later) the property fmv(full market value) exceeds 2x our purchase price.While that process was ongoing, we read up on Fair Housing Regulation - - what we could and could not say/do regarding the application process and managing tenants.We looked at/downloaded many lease agreements to see and learn how others were protecting their interests.Lastly, we found tools for screening tenants, verifying employment and income, and how to perform background, credit checks.So - - that was our learning curve. 

Inspection yesterday discovered some shifting that appears to be a result of the pressurized wood foundation (PWF).  

If this doesn't work, I'm ready to mail the alderman to put community pressure on the landlords to get rid of the gang members.

That puts a bit of pressure on you to ensure it's a REAL deal!

I'm just trying to gauge what happens in this market versus my only other experience, which is in NorCal.

., flushometer) if you have the pressure to do it?