Assault with a deadly weapon and shooting on an occupied dwelling tend to only happen in the worst.Having lived there for over 10 years location is definitely #1 as the neighborhood quality can change pretty quickly from street to street, so make sure you work with someone who really knows the area.Other than that, be sure to do your due diligence on the property itself as @Abraham Bar suggested.

, but was raised in CT and despite my efforts to settle somewhere else in the country, my state kept pulling me home.While I may not have investing experience, I can speak to neighborhoods that are good to live in.

I'm in the middle of a couple transactions as we speak.

Vacancy runs like a mini office but with lower quality tenants and shorter leases.

About a year ago they made a conscious choice to go for higher quality sponsors.   

Any suggestions on folks you have used that provided a reasonable price and quality work would be great.   

I know people speak against it, but I use Zillow to search recently sold comps to help me determine an ARV on these homes and have been for the most part spot on, because I am conservative.I want to move into small multi-family, 2-8 unite.

I've been blown away by the quality of this forum and the quality of the podcasts.

I have been looking at a couple of property management companies in the Columbus, Ohio market that can manage a 12 unit 1 bedroom 1 bath apartment, but it is difficult to narrow down on some of the best and not just in price, but in the quality service they provide.

Generally speaking, we see about 4-5k annual taxes, 300-400k HOA fees on 500sqft condos.