Most of my current properties are B and C class neighborhoods and one delinquent tenant can kill the cashflow for that building for the year, e.g. lost rent, legal fees for eviction, heavy turnover of $10,000 due to a trashed unit.

@Michael Facchini I'm looking for B class neighborhoods.

What kind of neighborhood is this (zip-code, A/B/C/D-class)?

Do you think it’s sufficient to ask for a work visa, a copy of his passport, 3 pay stubs, and a few references?

@Sabri Isbikhene I know an investor that just picked up a single-family property in a B neighborhood near Columbus, Ohio for just north of $100,000 and just got it rented for $1,095 (tenant pays all utilities).

I would call this house a B to B+ property.

@Corazon B. there's a good amount of info right on Zillow, but another good one is city-data.com

I would NOT provide a lawnmower, even though it came free - since this creates a liability for you.I would give the tenant a choice:  (a)  they are responsible for their own lawn care / snow removal, or (b) the landlord will take on that responsibility with an additional monthly charge of X. 

It reall really depends on the where, neighborhoods there alternate between b- (at best) to d- street by street. i do think long term the area will stabilize and improve, especially with all the flipped homes there and on both sides of Maryland Parkway, but theres still alot of room for improvement.

All title companies know what a double close is.....the problem is if you’re trying to use the end buyers money to also close the A to B transaction.....here, that is not doable.