We share some common interests in addition to REI, namely whole foods, holistic health, and the fact that I really got going in REI in my 50's as well.  

They've grown up during a time where more and more information is becoming known about the devastating impact of humans on the planet, where scarcity of resources is a reality and conservation has been taught to them from a very early age.  

Those aren't good deals to me for a long term buy and hold investor because those properties in distressed neighborhoods no matter how nicely you fix them up are not going to rent to anyone other than a 'distressed' human being, and they bring you all their baggage and all their headaches of managing them.As a long term investor I want a property in a stable, strong, neighborhood that I would live in.

That said, when we examine a property with oil heat, we will budget the cost of converting it to either gas or electric in our offer analysis.Our reasons to move from oil are as follows:1) environmental and health liability of storing large quantities of fuel oil (essentially diesel) on-site.  

What is a Health Hazard Eviction?

I am currently in medical school so we both have some kind of health background. 

Contributing to that plight has been a declining tax base (due to industry -- GM, Borg Warner, for example) closing shop, growth in the non-profit sector (Ball State, IU Ball Health Hospital, Youth Opportunity Center), and the fact that half of this freakin' county is located in a TIF district.

My wife's office receives reports on many topical health issues & over the last several years it is replete with warnings about Tattoo inks, inadequate needle autoclaving & the adverse/allergic reaction of many individuals to the heavy metal component of these 'Chinese sourced' inks, (& to the thyroid).

@Deano Vulcano   work with Habit for Humanity...

His checks every month equal anywhere from $2500-3300 after taxes and health insurance.