The friends and family members I call upon always respond quickly because I never take advantage of our relationship and always take care of them.  

My agent has responded and said that the buyer is going to pay a licensed contractor and a roofer to inspect those 2 items and she wants to put a statement on the repair request tomorrow to get everyone to sign to that effect so it will give him the right to receive his earnest money back if there happen to be any major repairs.

So I'd also like to know what you all think about the wording of the lease as well and what the tenants might be able to get away with.Thanks for taking the time to read and respond.

Going to send you a PM, thanks again for responding!

No one has maintained the mail or the home, and no one responded or attended the hearing.I'm not getting excited here, but the idea that my purchase might be 27k cheaper is seriously giving me chills! 

I called and emailed their commercial banker a few times and he never responded.

Hi Reiguy,Your post came in while I was responding to Dahl.

First, it's kind of hard to respond to your post because you're not clear on what you mean by good deals and what your experience is.

I was simply making conversation....responding to the previous post.

Quote from @Edwin De leon:PROS To Investing In Rough Areas am i missing anything here:1 get higher rental income for apartment rentals 2 will be able to pay mtg off sooner and do upgrades to increase property value 3  if i go with rent by room strategy will make even higher income that can be used to buy another property, go on more vacations and enjoy my retirementAm I Missing Any Risk Factors:1 I will buy with VA LOAN will put myself, safety at higher risk by living there for 1 year 2 MF property value may remain flat no appreciation - will just cash flow3 harder to find a PM company to manage in rough areas4 if i find good PM co. to handle PM they may fail at mgt, or quit leaving headaches to ME 5 harder to sell property if I decide to sell because of headaches managing it or whatever6 will be specializing in rent by the room strategy whether in rough area or not so rough area concern about how this strategy will work for meWell I'll add in an additional risk by responding to your pro #1... the projected income will be higher.