For that reason, I am closing on a house in an inner suburb this spring after looking at many duplexes since this fall. 

We have people lined up ready to go if this contract falls through, but its frustrating that one person's horrible opinion can ruin a deal like that.

This falls under Hendricks Avenue Elementary School (rated 9/10).

I'm currently looking at property in Mansfield, OH that falls under the HUD Guidelines 24 CFR 206.125.

Or did the deal fall through?

Now there are some MLM's that are pure scams but to color them all that was is to fall for the same ignorance that all real estate investors are crooks, that is pure faulty thinking.  

If a tree branch comes down in a windstorm on a vehicle of a guest at my house, I am not responsible unless I had reason to think that the branch was bad and was going to fall.

Don't forget your silent partner -  Uncle Sam.  

We really don't want the sale to fall through to get reversed (is that even possible after closing).

We run across many properties in Texas, Oklahoma and surrounding states that fall in the 1.5-2.0+ percent ranges and yes most are in B areas, some in C.Few recent examples:2.4%    ARV: $115,000       Rents: $2,8002.0%    ARV: $30,000         Rents: $6001.9%    ARV: $68,000         Rents: $1,3001.6%    ARV: $75,000         Rents: $1,2001.6%    ARV: $40,000         Rents: $650