Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

We also build retail and urban living if land permits and makes sense.

They are great for urban areas because they have a smaller footprint.  

It's too bad we've gotten to this point as a society when we have to worry so much about these things.

This is how the majority of society (every society) works.You don't train for a marathon by hanging out with people that hate to run or that only like to run 1-2 miles at a slow, easy jog.

The larger urban areas like Vancouver (where I lived for >10 of my formative years) and the GTA are more appreciation markets at this stage of the game.

His company sells "luxury" property off the plans for wealthy migrants and apparently anything else is "social housing" renting to the lowest of the low of society. 

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

It was not property I had initially researched or seen ..I just went for it..I figured I may could resell it if I had to foreclose to one of those 'We Buy Houses" people.It is in a busy urban area but I am sure it is a prime candidate for section 8 tenants if fixed up..

I have a duplex on Virginia about 2 blocks from Marquette park (actually its like 2 doors down from Urban Eats).