We stopped using it because we realized we had missed out on opportunities where neighborhoods were on the verge of gentrification or there was an opportunity to invest in a project with potentially great returns and no change in the demographics.

As someone who deals and talks to real Private Lenders (small shops run by a guy who lends his own capital and doesn't use big box), they have a hard and fast business model that produces the rate of return they need to remain profitable and curb the risk on their cash.So the best product for a budding fix and flip investor is the bridge loan which includes acquisition money and construction money. 

If you're financially stable, have an emergency fund, and have a buy [box] get into the trending C class neighborhoods and buy value.

I generally rule out most single family homes as viable rentals, as prices are pretty high relative to rents, so aside from some downtown neighborhoods, typically you do not find large areas of single family rental neighborhoods (a median sale price on a 3 bed, 2 bath home so far this year in Dane County on MLS sales data is at $430k). 

From my experience, here are a few property management companies that my clients have worked with:ERA Solutions: They have a strong presence in C-class neighborhoods.Realize Property Management: Better suited for A and B-class neighborhoods, though they do manage some C-class properties.Ohio Elite Management: Primarily focuses on B and C-class neighborhoods.

So many turn to the basement dwellers with the "command centers" full of pawn shop bought computer monitors of which some are in Porn Hub 24/7 while they shill crypto and for gurus in various spaces like real estate.

Low income neighborhood, yes, huge returns, not really, but it was all cash; net for me was $10k.

Speaking of loans... how much $$$ do you have liquid, what's your budget, and what neighborhoods do you want to buy in?

I have an up-down duplex a few blocks to the west in the Sheridan neighborhood - both units are 1+Den/1BA apartments. 

Can I pick your brain about the different neighborhoods of Poughkeepsie?