If it’s conforming or non-conforming, then you’re safe. 

Since we're ten pages into this thread it may be safe to show a little book-learning and mention cross-cultural psychology and Geert Hofstede.

Anything $2500 or below can be deductible via de minimis safe harbor.Higher expenses need to be capitalized.You can also do a Cost Segragation Study to capitalize some items quicker based on life expectancy. 

These include falsely claiming to have closed dozens of deals when none were ever closed, illegal payment of undisclosed sales commissions to bundlers and independent contractors, advertising the funds as safe and appropriate to investors with obvious near-term needs for their capital, creating fund of funds en masse assembly line fashion with no corresponding SEC filings, unregistered brokers/financial advisors acting in that capacity absent licensure, having customers wire money claim the fund is fully subscribed and putting them into a high yield promissory note, accepting funds from unaccredited investors, misrepresentations about the debt put on the project, lies about experience level of the principals, omissions of material facts, and at least two straight up Ponzi schemes.While it's true that some legitimate operators are having issues in their portfolios, today's circumstances are a perfect example of the idiom, "you can only discover who is swimming naked when the tide goes out."

They use Zendesk, so it's safe to upload sensitive documents.You can also try to reach them on support AT zgrentals.zendesk.com.I know how stressful it is to be waiting to hear from them, only to get radio silence!

Even areas that we deemed safe aren't anymore.

The neighborhood I'm looking in is a pretty rough, which is why homes are so cheap, but the opportunity is there to provide clean, safe, and affordable housing for a Section 8 voucher holder.

I would not invest if the good guys are losing ground, but that would run counter to your description that it is an appreciating area.It looks fine to invest in for the information you shared if the long term forecast for the area is safe and stable to improving.

Our priorities in terms of market is there needs to be- anticipated economic growth (lots of tech companies are moving into Columbus),- prices need to allow us to buy in all cash (400k or less, ideally up to 300k),- we want the area to be safe (when looking into places like Dayton, OH or Memphis, TN for instance it looks like all our boxes are checked on paper, numbers wise but we realized quickly there are a lot of unsafe areas and we could have the potential for problem tenants)- yearly expenses to be relatively low (i.e. we are avoiding NYC and the tri state area, California, etc. for having extremely high taxes).Is our initial analysis on the right track for Columbus?

The property has been owned outright for over 70 years, has had the same tenant over 50 years (a utility company), and we are looking at taking out around 40% LTV, and the mortgage payments would be covered 2-3x by the rental income, so very stable, safe lending situation.