My mother lives in the center of that area, and out of 7 homes on her street, she is the only full time resident!

Let the other positive emotions take center stage.  

I live around Southwest Philly (Eastwick) but I do frequently go to Center City a lot to just browse around.

Amazon has their eye on North Randall for a fulfillment center that would bring an estimated 1,200 jobs and already leased 80,000 square feet in Euclid. 

There are 4 recessed lights centered in the room with two speakers diagonally from each other in the corners of the room (one closest to photo and one furthest in photo to the left):

Other retail near by are a couple of small grocery stores, a child care facility, a 'fellowship' center, a 'gentlemens' clubI think the following might work;- New / Used furniture & Appliance- Car / truck rental- Equipment rental center- Any other thoughts?

Other factors:Property is in the flood zone, so I will need to buy flood insurance.Theft in 2016 (though Crimereports is clean for the last 6 months)Drug rehab center 3 doors downWater treatment plant within 1 mile of the neighborhood (Didn’t smell anything though)This property was purchased by the current owners for about $250K in 2012.They’ve taken very good care of it, and remodeled it very nicely this year.I would really appreciate your input!

I mean everything (well; except for the Rent-A-Center TV and laptop they took). 

It is my preferred metric because it allows you to combine ALL of the REI profit centers (cash flow, appreciation, mortgage pay down, and tax savings) into a single analytical framework rather than just looking at cash flow and completely ignoring the other 3 as many newbies tend to do when computing ROI.

Also, I see some good beginning signs of renovation of the city, near the city center.