A terribly managed and under-rented 10 unit building came off market a few month ago.

You're going to get terrible tenants and probably have trouble finding a GOOD property management company do this.

Look if I’m being honest 99% if realtor are terrible for investors.

Terrible wholesale deals are a dime a dozen.

Even though the water goes through the city filtration system it has such a high content of sulpher that it smells terrible and tastes just as bad. 

Some could be irresponsible and be terrible tenants, while others might end up being completely responsible and great tenants!

And then there's all of the development going on in West Oakland/"East San Francisco" (Station House and Brooklyn Basin being most visible).14th and Madison certainly isn't a terrible area.

Really as a new investor I am trying to think of worst case scenerio other than them burning it down, which wouldn't be terrible 😂As for renting to college students there would be no zoning issue as it is a smaller city and probably 35% of the side of town it is on is occupied by student renters.

Then I run metrics like the 2% rule and the 50% rule, and it's a terrible deal. 

Here in Connecticut resale value of a slab homes is terrible.