Also good school districts have some sort of direct relationship with how safe an area is.

RachelBy doing the fixed rate I'm sort of just putting the money in savings (paying off principal) instead of having it on hand to invest further, if I need it at all.

If anyone has any advice on how to make this decision or related stories of successes/losses when it comes to this sort of situation please let me know!

It just sort of happened.

Make sure you have a competent attorney that understands time is of the essence to motivated, private investors.We stay on top of our files & make sure our attorneys are getting things done as quickly as possible.

I have general lights but apparently, the emergency lights need to be connected to some sort of battery(I’m not an electrician) and piping in order for the lights to stay on in case of a power outage.

Educate yourself with all sorts of materials such as books, podcasts, YT videos, Etc.

What types of motivators or distresses do they have?

I don't have any experience in that but I am assuming it will be harder to find contractors that would be motivated to work in a more dangerous part of town.Any advice or book recommendations on the screening/managing contractors process would be greatly appreciated!

If you've got $ millions sitting with the lender, they will agree to all sorts of neat things.