Appreciate the input. 

It is about the long term appreciation of the asset.

Not sure about crime and the appreciation potential. 

On top of that, you get great appreciation and very landlord friendly laws.

Any advice or a point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. 

Conduct thorough market research to understand rental demand, property appreciation potential, vacancy rates, neighborhood trends, and economic indicators.Please take some time to review your financial goals and develop a strong financial plan for acquiring and overseeing new properties.

Would appreciate any advice.  

In my market, which has been fairly stable with a 3-5% appreciation rate over the last 20+ years, a house that was bought over 10 years ago will normally have enough equity for me to be able to buy it at a low enough price to wholesale it.

We all start out chasing cash flow, but once you hang on to a property long enough to watch it appreciate by 50-100-150k, you realize that appreciation is the game.

It's a great way to increase your net worth and these loans can also be used to pull cash out of a property as it appreciates allowing you to reinvest money into new deals.Happy to connect to discuss further.