Bump for more opinions as I posted this in the middle of the night. 

TONY MESA's videos were fantastic - His tips - Please Visit Every Other Night Dress Casually for ROI equations ..

I did all this part-time working nights and weekends to do rehab.

Those are the types of properties I dive into, except for the C- neighborhood.  

I was talking to my partner last night about how we need to get our business plan created, going over our full strategy, what are goals are, projected growth, and cost analysis, which goes over some of what you said above.

Hey, gang,I enjoyed networking with everyone at the Meetup last night.  

I would not buy a rental with a pool unless you were in Vegas PHX  those type of areas.and I would pay for a pool service your self if you do buy one with a pool.. they are liabilities both functionally and a accident waiting to happen.. someone drunk diving into the shallow end and getting hurt... kid falling in and getting hurt etc.you won't get any more rent for themGhetto   NUFF said about that..

I would not be scared to walk there at night, nor any area in the fox cities  but that location along with the Jefferson park area in Kenosha is about as bad as it get in the fox cities in my opinion.

You can attend two Tuesday night classes for free before deciding if you want to become a member.

Another option I have seen with a lot of people in the right areas of Kansas City with in walking distance of all the it places down town is nightly rentals, take a little more up front management and a cleaning person, but much higher rents if it can be done in the condo and town.