This is concerning because someone who urgently needs to live in a home can outbid us and submit their interest to the trustee, effectively pushing us out. 

Especially if you removed living rooms to add bedrooms.

From the opinion of you all who live or invest near the Uptown area, is the crime really that bad?

I am a veteran myself living in Virginia.

Being about an hour away from Greenville (and hearing great things from friends who have lived there in the past) I am curious how the market is looking.

It is also hard to predict timing if mid-term rentals will extend.

@Jyothi Jagannathaninvest wherever you live

We live in Pennsylvania, and we are both licensed realtors here.

Where I live in Lake Tahoe, Nevada there are HOA associations have been poorly run, multiple insurance claims from snow damage, and as a result are increasing fees to cover the low fees of the past and capital expenditures that have been put off for years. 

HI Erias,You can always start off by house hacking meaning you live in one UNIT or ROOM and renting out the other vacant units/rooms to offset your monthly mortgage payment.There are several ways to run and make sure you are maximizing your rental income while keeping your living expense as low as possible.