There are some freeloaders out there that desperately need evicted, but there are also hardworking folks who have been dealt a tough hand and are in a tough place. 

Tough to get appreciation when the buyer can buy same house new for what you want. 

Kerry this will depend on a lot of different factors so it's tough to give a yes or no without knowing more information.

Tough to cash flow on rentals but the wealth of the buy and hold investors here will be through the roof in 20-30 years. 

But you could use the 1031 proceeds to buy say a duplex for a mil (maybe a tough order for to demonstrate). 

Option 2: I may have poor credit and no savings, but I have $12,000+ PRE-TAXED in my IRA account and wondering if I should use that to pay down the little bit of debt I have (Can honestly use my weekly pay for that, just had a bad month that put me in a tough situation) ... or do you honestly think I can use that towards a property and get lending with what I have in my IRA?....

Not super opposed to the "bad neighborhoods" but tough to reconcile the price with the amount of work needed to go into them.

She has a handful of listings, im having a tough time on figuring out what loan to get, I don’t have anything saved up for a down payment.

Good luck, it is tough to find any contractors right now that aren’t booked months in advance. 

I used my employee share plan for my down payment.