Send mailers to people arrested for violent crimes (going to prison for a long time) 35.

Look at the violent crimes (aggravated robberies, car-jackings, homicides).

Bipolars are not violent though they do have a tendency to self harm.

It's like they want the streets to become poor and violent. 

The only way to be 100% safe from an unstable/violent tenants is to not own rental property in the first place. 

Was there a violent crime within a mile of this property in the past 48 hours, yes.

People who have seen their brother/ in laws/ friends get rich investing in 2010 - 2015, are now violently getting in, saying if they can do it, why can’t I!!

I know plenty of people swear by it   But that’s following the crowd to me  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-valley/news/2019/05/09/newburgh-police-celebrate-drastic-decreases-in-violent-crime--plan-next-steps-for-a-safer-city

There are many lenders that will not do a portfolio loan in Baltimore unless the loan amount is 100K+, so if you do a renovation and want to keep it, you should plan on conventional financing.21216 is close to if not the most violent zip code in the COUNTRY; not just Baltimore. 

Kris Ashili - Define your rental criteria and apply evenly across all applicants.Example:- Credit score > 650, else cosigner needed - Proven income > 3x rent- No violent/sexual crime records- Good references from job & 2-3 previous landlords (this could let you legally deny them all if you found bad prior history)- No evictionsAdditionally:- Upfront payment (1st/last/1 month sec dep or whatever is max allowed by law)- All tenants must be named on leaseTo avoid any perception of discrimination, apply the standards and send rejection letter highlighting (use check box form letter?)