But the original owner is trying to block the sale 

I’ve had no problems asking more then the same house down the block with stale carpet and old appliances.

I've had my realtor help me identify 2-3 zip codes that are considered B-C plus neighborhoods and continually sends me daily or weekly MLS listings but they either get weeded out because they are located next to dump properties where no one on the block has any pride of ownership or the are located next to factory or some other undesireable property.

From everything I've heard and read-- I should not buy the best house on the block and I believe that's what this is.

There is a bank foreclosure on a block that we have several houses. 

This goes again to what kiyosaki is speaking of, he has the inside track and knows the answer will be bankruptcy and renegotiation of which pensions will be all but first on the chopping block. 

Bigger Pockets has blocked past posts I've attempted about meetups, so it's easier to PM you.

Hello BP Community, My business partner and I are currently under contract on a Triplex 1 block from the beach in the Panhandle of Florida.

The house is located in Durham NC about 3 blocks form where I'm living form.

Here are some additional thoughts:Cap rates change as granular as block level.