Being a row home helps, because they loose less heat, since they have less exterior walls to loose heat. 

That's a loosing proposition because they are going to change and will continue their deceptive practice until law enforcement or their behavior (and street life) catch up with them. 

It seems all hell was breaking loose and I am almost 300 miles away.Oddly enough the tenant started yelling, “Hey head police guy I got the owner on the phone! 

If he brought it a few years back and has a low fixed interest rate, it's probably cash flowing now and not loosing money.

They have been loosing money for several months.

You just need to learn and not loose your pants.

or Are you looking to invest the smallest amount of income, with the highest return on your investment - but the escape route of cashing out isn't the best and you may loose money?

I am sure in both scenarios investors can benefit but we have to which direction we are heading to benefit or at least not to loose much.All I am trying to do is lower the risk what I am getting into.

Buy at a price point that you can sell it without loosing much or anything if it doesn't work out.1) I make offers on almost evrything I look at.

With rentals if something goes wrong, one can loose the investment to foreclosure or be overwhelmed with repair or CAP EX costs pretty easily when there is only a small margin of cash flow.