As an example, there was a bit of black mold in the basement. 

It may attract tenants with good income and credit, but then you find out they throw a lot of parties, never change the air filter, never clean the dryer lint filter, have 4 dogs (especially once they see your big fenced-in back yard), and feed black mold infestations in the bathrooms because they don't have the good sense to turn the fan on or leave the door open after showering.There are certainly worse investments. 

You can Google to locate them and go to meetup.com The Waltham Black Diamond is probably the closest to your target area.Paul

Some water leakage happened and black mold appeared.

Its not exactly black and white because it depends on how high-end or how low-end you plan on investing in.I’ve heard many successful investors explain it like this: “My lower end properties pay the month bills, but my higher end properties account for my gains in net worth”.

She can black everything out except for her name and the relevant details to protect her privacy.Make sure you get the full amount of the security deposit from the landlord as you will be responsible for returning it. 

Big banks are black holes and the people who have the authority to sell if to you, probably don't want to be bothered with one home.

If I roll my big black Mercedes SUV into deep East Oakland people look at me weird. 

I need some old strategies or advice on building a virtual bank or investors black-book. 

Home Depot sells a nice black metal post that has screw holes in it.