These neighborhoods are typically more active for wholesaling/rehabbing than the upper middle class suberbia.

Denver Area Real Estate MapHave patience, their web site is not the fastest.The summary is that low priced neighborhoods, prices under $250,000, have seen declines in values and have been hard hit by foreclosures.

Taking the point home that simple ads is the best marketing style.

So years later here I am trying to compose an ad for a grey (white trim) asbestos sided house with wide shutters and a low pitched roof I redid 2 years ago headlined it "Nantucket style Avenues Cottage".

If the neighborhood is cramp and the home is 20K home, I would not spend $200 in sander rentals fee's and varnish and 6 hours of my time refinishing a hardwood floor.

I have purchased one foreclosure in my neighborhood and it was proftitable.

An example of a private owned ROW is when a developer builds a neighborhood.

At the time I had 14 or so rentals, about 1/2 of which were NICER, BIGGER, AT LEAST AS GOOD OF NEIGHBORHOODS as where I lived.One day after returning from a round of golf and enjoying a beer or 5 two of my DEADBEAT tenants brought their rent (and late charges) over to me.

I don't believe you can "learn" taste, style, or organization, which to me is the essence of "staging".Just my personal opinion.

As was stated you need to network and get to know your target neighborhood.