Therefore the area was trapped in a downward spiral of less money being spent keeping the homes up and the rents going lower and lower.So in short... gentrification tends to be very good for local property owners. 

Honestly, I first heard of wholesaling through TikTok and went down a spiral on Youtube after that haha. 

Unless we get the government out of the free enterprise system - it will continue to spiral downwards.

Inquiry: Note inquiries in a spiral notebook, as it's quick, easy, and the pages don't get misplaced.

where does that spiral staircase take you?

:cry: How about trying to find someone to trade your home for some investment property with cash flow ( hood property) and take what ever job u can for know to level your downward spiral and regroup and make a long term plan and do whatever it takes.The trade deal may be a long shot - but thought I'd throw it out.Mark

With the spiraling costs of college, I believe that top state universities will become very competitive as families decide they cannot afford private institutions.

I will probably spend $55,000 on this home when all is said and done and will be pretty much totally new with the exception of things like siding, a few interior doors, etc...Since this is your first go, $40k could spiral much higher if you aren't careful.

Otherwise you will be drinking from a fire hose of information and will go back into the analysis-paralysis spiral.

However, it could just be poor management and a burnt out landlord that have let the expenses spiral out of control.