There are some good blue collar communities in the east end of Henrico County by the Richmond airport. 70's & 80's ranchers abound in Sandston, Cold Harbor, Highland Springs areas.Happy hunting!

These tenants have been there for almost 5 years and are blue collar workers so I leave them alone. 

Right now 1/1,  600 sqft condos in blue collar areas in Miami are selling for $180/ sq ft.

Note: there will be black shutters added to the windows.leading contender(s): robin's egg blue 

That's been going on for years in rust belt blue states for obvious reasons.

Just look up kelly blue book value to a private party vs to a dealership. 

One of the things that motivates me is when a 40 hour a week blue collar worker dies, their income stops and their kids are left with a usual small inheritance and that's it. 

If you have the money to buy a NPN and sit on it for 12 - 18 months that's great but you could have bought a cheaper PN and been collecting payments for that amount of time instead.A blue chip stock will return 7% annualized.I also agree that foreclosing on homeowners who occupy the property is not right.

How about an affordable 1br or 2br apartment in a solid blue collar neighborhood?

I always seek middle class blue collar neighborhoods.