If a wholesaler of strawberry ice cream tells you to call them, you can bet that, while you may get general marketing advice in some niche market, all you're going to get is different flavors of strawberry.

During times like these there is generally a "flight to safety" and the young, vibrant, entrepreneurial ventures are shunned for stable cash flows.

Lower crime rates attract everyone, but in recent years I have noticed that the single thing that stands out more than others, is a young vibrant renewal of city neighborhoods here in Pittsburgh PA.

Maybe a couple hours away or more but there is not a the marketing machine to expose these as much as the OOS flavor gets. 

If you plan to do any kind of marketing for this property, you'll find that you get sellers of all flavors, and the solution or exit strategy can be just as varied.Not too long about, we had six seller appointments in one day.  

at my college 2 or 3 years ago, living on campus was 3 or 4 grand a semester, and they had a mandatory meal plan for on campus students...basically around 15 grand a year was thrown away on crappy food that we hated eating (but did cuz we had to pay for it) and rent on a crappy dorm..that is how i bought my first house...it was cheaper to pay a mortgage and cook rice flavored with BBQ sauce!!

I have bought many many courthouse steps foreclosures over the years and nothing ruins a property more than cat pee.on the lock out I would have rush over helped them.. but on my way over I would have stopped at Starbucks and got them a coffee or lattee ( would call and ask what flavor they wanted first.. )  And why well 1400 dollars for a 2bd rental is a bunch of dough in most markets i would not want them leaving  :)  My comptroller finally would not let me talk with tenants..

@Susan FrisbeeWelcome aboard the vibrant BP community.

See the vibrant discussion at @Elizabeth Olson 's recent post on her SF property..

Regardless of their race, ethnicity, creed, gender, sexual orientation, country of origin, profession, eye color or favorite flavor of ice cream.