We're based in Florida.

I have discussed this with my contractor and he says that to go over it with vinyl is the best thing (the sellers have just painted it but it is crumbling in several areas) and that he has to wear a full respirator setup like he would for lead based paint abatement or other hazardous materials but just screwing into it doesn’t disturb it so much that it is too much of a problem.

I’m a new investor based in Chicago, but willing to relocate to nearly any city in the Midwest.

@Michael Evans Hi Mike my name is Nathan I'm a Director for New Western and based in Southern California. 

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No offers in this market is typically based either on price or practicality.

“To keep up with annual demand, the US needs 1.86M new homes (for-sale and for-rent) per year through 2033, based on underlying demographics and current undersupply.

So is your half of the profit based on you finding the deals, and negotiating the deals?

This is usually a short term play, maybe up to 3-5 years.

Uses that also target the business incubator residents/visitors and remote workers might work, e.g. many years ago I'd thought about doing a sort of subscription-based co-working space - something of that sort may do well initially, but may be much more successful in about 5 years as the area continues to redevelop.Current resident population within 1/2-mile is lower-income.