I purchased a duplex in a low income area last year and I did things like extra coats of poly on the hardwood floors, reinforcing the towel bars, shower curtain rods, and toilet paper holders, replacing destroyed vinyl flooring with real tile, replacing stove surround paneling with tile, etcetera.  

I'm a real estate agent covering the Twin Cities and surrounding areas.

I am getting to know people in the Lansing area thanks to local meetups, but I'm also wanting to learn from some of the outer surrounding areas.

My name is Kelly and I am a new RE agent in CA. I was born in Haiti and raised in CA. I didn’t get exposed to the RE world until I moved to FL. For about a year and half I helped Investors find properties to buy for v...

You have to be careful with those because some of those are in "warzones", yet some of those are surrounded by new builds selling for $150K-$200K.

Even if your duplex is older than this, the surrounding homes being newer will seem to elevate the neighborhood in quality of tenant, schools, etc.St Paul does have a rental inspection program you have to deal with. 

(including beaumont, nederland, port arthur, port neches, bridge city, orange, and surrounding areas!!)

I am moving to the Longview, Texas area and my husband and I are looking to expand our portfolio of real estate investing to the Longview and surrounding areas.

I would start with neighborhood, town, surrounding towns, then countywide. 

My family has been doing rehab's buy and holds and cash flow properties since I was in diapers (26+ years)  We currently own in newburgh, cornwall and highland falls NY but have owned in many of the surrounding areas as well.