@Andrew Gingerich  to be fair the reason also I am keen on that area is my Dad was raised there in the 20's and 30s my grandfather had a hardware store in Chelan.. during the depression he won the contract to supply pots pans silverware to the Grand Coulee .. 

The problems there are mostly just local business depression and general malaise. 

A lot of you are just too depressed to see there is humor in all my posts. 

I’ve visited a few in the past couple years that have been depressing to say the least (poor service, unhygienic, etc.), and think there’s a tremendous opportunity to open one that offers great service to the rapidly aging population of baby-boomers looking for this type of support.

I've always known Allentown as a really depressed town, but just now in browsing around I see lots of beautiful new McMansions being built.

So over the years I created my own system, get yours.I use redfin because you can save notes, it's 'fun'/depressing to see properties I took notes on years ago, now selling for $300k more.

The more depressed and rough the area, the higher the return.

The idea of waiting until 65 to retire to get medicare is depressing. 

I did what the OP is asking about in Southern California, and it sure as heck didn't take me 21 doors to get there, and no it wasn't speculative luck either ... been doing this 12 years, through the worst RE downturn since the Great Depression and have never lost a dime.

Depressed part of town2.