My wife and I first encountered VestRight and loved the sales pitch but also felt hesitant with onboarding/sales techniques.

What would be safe neighbourhoods, reasonably priced and investor/ rental friendly.

It is right in the Audit Techniques Guide (ATG).

Here’s an interesting technique taught to me 40+ years ago by Jimmy Napier.  

Those having some success with REI in the New Orleans area are getting deals direct to seller and using creative REI techniques.  

For argument's sake, and to keep the math simple, let's say you have $1 Million in ETF's or some other safe-ish, well-diversified assets.Step 1:  Take out an SBLOC (Security backed line of credit) on said portfolio. 

While we are not truly concerned with making it someones dream home, we do want it to be smooth/safe with a modest level of eye appeal and without a massive time or money investment.

I can't speak to the return thresholds for development but it's safe to assume it's higher given the larger risk profile.That being said, it doesn't hurt to give it a try as you never know where those new relationships will take you.

I think it's a very safe bet to see the inverse true, and then when you classify demand out(the one's who are interested but cannot qualify) it'll get even wider.3.

There is a hospital (First Health Moore Regional) near my location; I would think traveling nurses would want somewhere safe, quiet, and not too far away (easy drive) from the hospital they're working at.