Quote from @Jules Aton: I started investing in my late 20s during early 90s in up and coming inner city neighborhoods.

do you have issues with the city if there are cars parked on the street or lawn?

Post pandemic, the secret is out and investors can no longer 'simply' operate a nightly vacation rental in most cities and regions.

Miami Rental Market Update: Rents Drop $200 as Affordability Remains a ChallengeMiami has officially ranked as the second-most unaffordable city in the U.S., but there’s some good news for renters: local rents have dropped to a 3-year low, with decreases of up to $200.

The FHA rules/regs (in particular the FHA self-sufficiency test) are applied the same across all markets, and I know for a fact that in rural communities across the country, and big cities that are not particularly desirable places to live, it's not a deal-breaker, I am not commenting on those areas. 

The City has done a lot of work to clean itself up in recent years so you will find not only a lot of rehabbed houses, but businesses and store front rehabs, too.

I recently added new properties in a new city and posted a craigslist ad but got no response.

With the Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) slated to close in 2025, do you think Blythe, CA would still be good city to invest in?

And it's not only homes, it's all the infrastructure a city needs.On the insurance issue, I think this may be the end of national carriers.

She will probably game the system for the next 6-12 months, but that's what you get buying a property with a non-paying tenant in place, in an anti-landlord city.