I never visited that area but know and visited near that area, i know that the area is a moderate to high crime area. and i also know that for that area they do maintain consistent blue collar/factory type jobs. so as a rental area i think from what i have learned thus far, is that this is a good rental area barring the crime. where i choked was the distance, and started thinking how will i maintain it from a distance.my questions i guess would be. those who have experienced similar situations what did you do?

I'm looking for a 2b/2b, and because I'm planning on living in it for a while, Id like the location to be near a bit of night life, restaurants, bars, safe, etc, but when it comes to the actual home, I'm fine with getting my guys to do some remodeling work on the inside after purchase (aka "finding the worst house on the best neighborhood").

Go to the Network tab on the blue bar at the top of the page. 

Use the learn tab in your tool bar to access some great info.

@Geremy Jones I don't think there is a specific spot to look up terms, but I think you can usually find some help by entering it in the search bar and seeing what comes up. 

Anyway, when most of those are flashing red it's time to think about selling and when most of them turn green again, time to think about buying. 

@Douglass Belt My commercial broker lives in Madison, whith his territory being Racine to Green Bay to Madison. 

If the ones by Berklee have existed for decades, that could mean (barring refi-ing etc), the underlying mortgages might have been paid off?

A building with one tenant a well established bar.

My goal is to bring more green into homes so flipping is what excites me the most.