The area I am looking in is low income working class (median household income is mid-40's, unemployment rate is around 7.5%).

Hey Everyone, I was very close last night to putting up bandit signs in 2 zip codes I'm interested in. I

However, if I were in your shoes I would not be looking to invest without first getting more income coming in. I

At move in I explained move out as it is outlined in the rental agreement, but they couldn't come up with rent, got scared, and left quickly.

On the final day the invetsors poured in. I

I wish I was at a house but competition to get in is stiff.

I was an aero engineer until about year ago and it's what my degree is in. I

You have a great area to begin real estate in. I

It is the first forum I have actually participated in. I

I don't have too much work to do in the 2nd or 3rd units, more just cosmetic things such as painting, cleaning and for the smaller of the 2 bedrooms in the 2nd unit that the current tenants are in I was planning on ripping out the carpet and putting in some hardwood floors.Fortunately I was planning on moving into unit #1 which was the most beat up by the previous tenant and as with all of them it's mostly cosmetic type of work so shouldn't be too noisy.