@Braden Anderson, Surrounding yourself with like minded people is extremely valuable.

It’s going to require the surrounding area businesses to be revived and commerce to move into the area before the tenant profile begins to change. 

Often, you have had a brief conversation with the seller prior to meeting in person, so you should have an idea of the circumstances surrounding this potential deal.

I'd take the opportunity to learn how to do a replacement and build a leaktight tile surround.

As well as some surrounding markets that I've been advised to checkout that you may be interested in?

I'm a local investor from Detroit that invest in and around the surrounding cities. 

So the surrounding area is going to be new builds eventually.

Should I look in Portland and surrounding areas?

I then began to look in the Gary, Indiana area which then led to Indianapolis and surrounding. 

We have asked them to keep it closed at night, due to rodents and other pests being seen around the property (we are surrounded by wooded areas), and due to the recommendation of our pest control guy.