The landscape has changed with institutional buyers, ibuyers, instant and uniform access to information, Zillow placing all home listings on the internet, tons of cash floating around, lenders pushing money like dealers push drugs, etc. 

Remember when we'd take the tubes to the local drug store and test them in the machine?

Beyond that, as long as someone will give you a loan against a property, you can do exactly as you said, which makes me ask:Did you drug or induce the original owner into temporary insanity? 

They have the clout and the lobbying power to sway congress just as monsanto buys off politicians to get their anti gmo labeling laws passed or big pharma suppresses any non drug unpatentable natural/organic preventon/cures as there's no profit in health.

I’ll give people another chance if I get a good feeling from them and they stay drug free.

I dont drink, I dont smoke or use any recreational drugs.

I am also planning on visiting the market multiple times a year especially while getting started to help alleviate some of those unfamiliarities you mentioned. 

We have epic scale shortage of housing, and epic scale shortages in the construction of new units to alleviate the housing shortage.

You’d need to buy the whole street and clean out the crap tenants and start over for it to work which would require losing money up front which nobody ever does so the buildings keep getting bought and sold as the owners burn out trying to collect rent from the drug dealers etc.But that street aside there are plenty of great cash flowing investments in Toledo and 43612 is generally a great area for investment properties.DID not read your post before i replied. but that was my concern.. buy lowest rents in town and this is what you get.. 

But socialism is not a gateway drug that if you take it, it will lead to stronger stuff.