@Ezra Avery you might want to read below to understand Classes of Property/Tenants.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Water is shut off and they are removing the electrical meter.

And an interesting take on markets when they discuss them.

There is power in numbers, and we want to stand up for our rights. 

@Kristi Wolfe I would be glad to connect with you and talk through possibilities for helping your son purchase a property in Tucson!

This is where it gets tricky and the real work will come in.

Purchase price: $55,000 Fix and Flip Purchase.

I own a small multifamily commercial in Albuquerque and can confirm the diversity of the economic and cultural factors that you mentioned. 

You may not need scale as much as efficiency.

Great questions and things to consider!