Lots of people have been impacted by the pandemic (reduced hours, reduced wages, or been laid off).

If you can find someone like that then the risk is greatly reduced.

However, any money saved from sweat equity can be used for additional improvements or used to reduce your loan balance. 

You don’t need a lot of money down and will drastically reduce your living expenses while you earn equity.

. :)If you have a $100k W2 income, then your rental losses, including depreciation, can reduce it down to $75k but not below.

Big concerns are bankruptcies/repossessions/evictions and crimes against people/property.

In your situation, it would be good to get an idea of rent vs pet fees, because if a tenant gets rid of their dogs, their rent would be reduced during the current lease.

She had two questions, which I don't know the answers to, so I'm asking y'all, and whoever knows about this topic, please speak up :)1) If she sells her rental the traditional way, and gets all her money out at once as a lump sum, can she put that money towards paying down the mortgage on her primary residence to reduce the capital gains taxes?

I know that the landlord can be considered liable for falls/ slips if/when it was deemed they were negligent in addressing an issue that caused the fall/ trip (ex. knowing of a leaking pipe which caused floor to be wet) However, in this instance where it was due to actions of the tenant, would you initiate interventions to reduce the risk of future falls? 

Each one of those areas has some blocks and properties that can make you money, but the neighborhood as a whole is always stuck in a boom/bust and crime cycle that prevents it from really taking off like Fells Point-Federal Hill-Canton.