Health and safety inspections don't seem to care much about zoning or permitting issues.

As well as they expect free health care . 

They can just be too hard to lease.On the other hand, if the area is doing well economically and its occupancy is currently strong (I certainly want a vacant or near vacant property) I think it's worth considering at least.

I sat out the boom bust since 2008 and focused on returning to full health after a spine injury.

It's going to offer Strong economic growth, Appreciation (especially in DFW), Tax advantages (no state income tax), and a Growing population, including infrastructure and amenities. 

This had nothing to do with economic or underwriting issues but was driven by covid and many workers beginning to work from home. 

Atlanta in particular has high co-living demand due to the economic growth and prevalence of padsplit in our market.

Each property qualifies on its own economic merits (i.e. rental income covering PITI payments)This is one of the main advantages for DSCR financing, i.e. the ability to scale without any kind of DTI limit imposed by conventional financing.

Rent control advocates will state it is greedy landlords because they have zero knowledge of basic economics.

I've shifted from trying to economize in everything in life to seeing that oftentimes it's well worth it to pay for the full service experience, no nickel-and-diming.