It is dangerous thinking.

Most of the "desired" neighborhoods is from the middle CoA - downtown-  then goes north to Marietta, Alpharetta, Dunwoody, ...Commute thru Atl from northside neighborhoods to CP is a suicide mission ( I live in downtown and work in CP)CP has been named the most dangerous place in GA, but last week CP has been nominated into " Final Four" of "Curbed Atl Cup" .

multi family homes are hard to find around me without going into lower class dangerous areas and nearly impossible to find one that's less then 70 years old. do you guys focus much on the foundation of the home?

The main reason for verifying each applicant is that one of the occupants may be dangerous or otherwise not tenant-worthy.Likewise, you may need to soften your policy in the case of any family member who is incapacitated and under a tenant’s care.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - we are in a very dangerous part of the cycle now, requiring solid expertise.

I'm open to all suggestions here as it's new territory.

The property has been appreciating every month and so has the rents around the area.I know that "speculating" is a very dangerous term in real estate.I appreciate all the tips and keep them coming!

I have a couple of friends who love the low end 15 to 20k stuff that they keep for buy & hold, not sure why, I guess they like to as # 2 from Austin Powers said, "I like to live dangerous."  

Many colleges, as well as poughkeepsie city which has very cheap buildings( some areas are dangerous) but over all a lot of opportunities. 

Then there are the areas a little bit more inland, that may have issues with fire danger, water, etc.