I've had health problems since I was a child, and I fell victim to the idea of having to go to college, start a career, and lock in my healthcare, with the idea that I'd be rewarded for my efforts. 

I've heard the same thing, and I've held off on putting properties in an LLC until I find a lender in my area that isn't scared of LLC's.

Do you use, or are you aware of, any online tools that help with measuring the investment health of individual neighborhoods? 

Employment base seems fairly stable (government, banks, health system), and the hospital system appears to be growing with partnerships with Virginia Tech.

It will scare away the fakers.

Fortunately, that doesn't scare me nor deter me from moving forward.

Purchase price: $21,000 Cash invested: $21,000 Sale price: $30,000 Bought a 2/1 that needed quite a bit of updating, but it had an elderly tenant in it that had health issues.

Purchase price: $21,000 Cash invested: $21,000 Sale price: $30,000 2/1 that needed quite a bit of updating, but it had an elderly tenant in it that had health issues & also had a son staying there that didn't work or helped her at all with payments.

Purchase price: $21,000 Cash invested: $21,000 Sale price: $30,000 2/1 that needed quite a bit of updating, but it had an elderly tenant in it that had health issues & also had a son staying there that didn't work or helped her at all with payments.

Out of that, they have to cover their expenses like E&O insurance, Realtor association fees, MLS fees, and all the expenses that come along with being an independent contractor like health insurance, car insurance, vehicle maintenance and gas, clothing, laptop, phone, etc.