Am I assuming a 20% down payment, no-or very low down payment, can anyone shed light on this for me?  

The West Side light rail station is also a plus for the area. 

Usually stuff that needs light rehab so I can add some value and get a better return.  

See this link to shed light on this matter: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/self-made-millionaire-dont-put-161146781.htmlTim

I am sure this will lead to many interesting folks ... can I add that maybe you do  a little background on folks that you allow to do Podcasts.BP is such a strong site that some of the folks that have gotten on BP podcasts if the facts about those folks had came to light you may have chose not to put them on in the first place.. then BP investors end up kind of blindly investing with them because of irrational thought process that HEY they did a pod cast they must be golden.

You are light years ahead of most folks.

@Chris Lucas: Your post is a bit light on the details, but most lenders will require you to personally guarantee the loan one way or another.

If you are talking about SFH, the tenants should already be maintaining yards (unless landscaping services are provided as part of the lease).You will have to honor any existing leases.

So added expense to install and you'd get separate bill.One way to skirt that issue is to give each tenant a concession on electric power for an estimate cost of what electric would be to run what's not actually in their apartment.. hall lights, basement lights, outdoor fixtures,,  So like $15.00 per unit a month toward electric service.. depends on cost of install of the separate meter which would be billed to you the owner.. that is tax deductible as expense. not so much if given as a rent concession. 

There are other drivers; including the growing number of jobs in Newark, but the commute is key IMHO.3.In light of 1 and 2 above,  some neighborhoods are are better bets vs. others.