Looks like a working class area, probably good for rental property.Sure, you will find crap loads of major employers, lots of mills, plants, refineries, and so forth. 

Like others have voiced, Bridgeport suffers from high crime, high taxes and low quality tenants. 

Looking at an off market multi family that suffered fire damage last year. 98k value lot.

I bought 2 homes from NetWorth Realty, one in Brandon & Plant City and rehab budgets for both went thousands and thousands more on a medium sized block home.

I mean I have 10 million plus of those but that's inventory and I have a bunch of equity and well I never hold anything .. also coming into a little slower market I just wont get over my ski stips I might build 10 homes on spec in the 400 to 700 range but that's it.. if they don't sell I rent them and suffer a little negative to ride out the market and don't sell if prices are not in our favor.. so to use Thomas leverage ideas I do that a lot.. but just not on long term contingent debt..

That is if they aren't suffering evictions, foreclosures, vacancies, ARM's, loans being called, the one mill in town closing, etc. 

Especially in Florida when every year (almost) they suffer this kind of threats.As a flipper its very hard to find insurance company that will be ready to cover your house.As a home owner for rental: How much will the insurance company will cover in case of total disaster like this?

One mode of thinking is that the cheaper rentals suffer less from a downturn, since "they gotta live somewhere" and some renters from the higher end units will move down until the economy rebounds. 

If they decide to permanently move the fighters elsewhere and close the base, the area will suffer.

I've never been a fan of potted plants.